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Cannards Grave Road bridge in Shepton Mallet is one of over 3,100 structures within the Historical Railways Estate which we maintain on behalf of The Department for Transport (DfT). Share this article Published 03 Apr 2023 Working closely with DfT and Mendip Council, we’ve arranged a ‘permissive…

Engineer Colin McNicol shares how close collaboration was the key to getting the right safety solution at one of our HRE bridges in Kilmarnock. Share this article Published 07 Dec 2023 I joined the Historical Railways Estate (HRE) in late 2020, I’m lucky to visit different parts of the country, …

Westfield Viaduct has won the National Railway Heritage Structures Award, which recognises successful restoration, modification, or adaptation for new use of any historic railway or tramway civil engineering structure. Share this article Published 07 Dec 2023 The award, sponsored by Translink, r…

HGVs have zones of limited vision. Don't linger next to an HGV   Find out how to avoid the zones Know the HGV zones Large vehicles such as trucks and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have 4 zones of limited vision and are often considerably longer, heavier and more powerful than standard vehicles n…

Share this page The British road numbering system 2023 marked 100 years since the Great Britain road numbering scheme was introduced. Before this, if you weren’t a local, it was very difficult to tell one road from another, and new car owners often got lost when driving longer distances. The Gover…

We manage the strategic road network (SRN) in England, comprising motorways and some A roads. Our road network is essential to the growth, wellbeing and balance of the nation’s economy. The strategic road network (SRN) is arguably the biggest and most important piece of infrastructure in the countr…

We're committed to sharing more information on the performance of our road network with you. One of the ways we're doing this is through our travel time reporting tool, which uses historic travel time information to help you make the best use of our roads. Access the Travel Time Reporting Tool Th…

How we maintain trees. When we do and don't prune or fell trees on our land. In this section On this page: When do we do tree work? Tree roots When do we fell trees? Promoting wildlife and biodiversity Trees and plants are part of our 'soft estate' - the natural or 'green' part of our land th…

We aim to cut carbon emissions from roadside lighting by switching most of our network lights to cleaner LED lights by 2027 Road lighting makes up around half of our corporate carbon emissions. If we are to cut our direct carbon emissions, we must introduce more energy-efficient lighting. In Febr…

These graceful, pioneering structures still form part of an escape from town to country, over 170 years after they were first built. Managed by National Highways and now leased to Sustrans on a long-term basis, they’ve been restored and maintained with care, in partnership with Bolton Council. This …