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The MCHW suite of documents is being rewritten and refreshed in the second roads period (RIS 2). In March 2020, the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) was relaunched in a new consistent format, enabling a digital framework for standards content that will support innovation in digital design, construction and operation of highways infrastructure. Now, in our second roads period (RIS 2) as the government owned company, National Highways, we move towards the update and refresh of the Manu…

Our core funding is set through the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) process, normally in five-year cycles called Road Investment Periods. Road Investment Periods For each road period, we produce a Strategic Business Plan (SBP) and Delivery Plan setting out the how we will use the funding provided to meet the requirements set by the Government’s Department for Transport through the RIS. This enables us to plan for the long term, and provide excellent value for money for our customers, the taxpay…

From time to time, we need to maintain and upgrade roadside technology on our network. Here are details of where we are working and what this means for your journey. This work is often completed remotely so you may not see our workforce. We may be implementing reduced speed limits (usually 50mph) on the following sections of our smart motorway network while we undertake essential maintenance and upgrades to our traffic management systems. If these are in place, there will also be additional Tr…

In this section Litter puts road users and the people who have to pick it up at risk. It also threatens wildlife living alongside our roads. Dealing with litter takes valuable resources away from other work. Roads we clear litter from Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, we're responsible for clearing litter on: England’s motorways a small number of major A roads (also known as all-purpose trunk roads) You can see the full list of roads we’re responsible for in our Litter approach …

This privacy notice sits beneath our top level privacy notice and provides information about how personal data is used in relation to people applying for work with us (whether as an employee, worker or contractor). What is the purpose of this notice? National Highways Limited is a 'controller' in relation to personal data. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you. This notice explains how and why your personal data will be used, namely …

National Highway Sector Schemes (NHSS) are bespoke integrated quality management systems for organisations working on the UK road network. This guide explains the benefits of NHSS certification and the steps involved in achieving it. It also describes the range of schemes available, who they apply to, and how to access the scheme documents. Please note that despite the similarity in names, NHSSs are not owned or administered by National Highways. However, we play an important part in their dev…

We require our suppliers to employ fully qualified and registered operatives, whose registration/skills cards show the status and categories of work that they're competent to do. Introduction Skills card schemes Health, safety and environment tests Construction Plant Competence Scheme Further information Introduction Registration and skills cards are issued by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) or an affiliate partner scheme. A partner scheme can include those within a N…

Upcoming events As the nation’s leading highways business, we regularly host events to  connect with organisations operating in the infrastructure and  professional services supply chain. We run face-to-face and online events where we inform, consult and  collaborate with suppliers - discussing sector challenges to find solutions and sharing information about our pipeline of work. We also exhibit and participate in industry-led conferences, exhibitions  and shows where we have the opportunity…

Subscribe to traffic information about incidents on National Highways' road network via RSS feeds These feeds contain all current and future planned events for the main regions and roads across our network. A more detailed list of incidents is available from the 'My Preferences' area of the traffic information services page. Regional RSS feeds All current incidents planned roadworks all events North West current incidents planned roadworks all events North East current incidents pl…

Hanging around in the shadowy underbelly of Victorian bridges, swarming through dark, locked up tunnels and diving into the recesses of historic viaducts a secret invasion is under way – and it's good news for the nation’s bat population! Share this article Published 31 Oct 2023 Data released for Halloween by our Historical Railways Estate (HRE) suggest that bats are roosting in 90 percent of our tunnels, 54 percent of viaducts and 35 percent of bridges. An ongoing programme of HRE bat surv…