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In this section We recognise that drivers are concerned about not being able to find a safe place to stop in an emergency. On smart motorways, the hard shoulder is replaced by emergency areas where drivers can stop, if they cannot make it to the nearest motorway service area or exit the motorway. S…

Find out about our £2m legacy fund open to all non-for-profit groups in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Social Value Fund  Available for all not-for-profit groups and organisations, the £1.7 million Social Value Fund (with grants between £15,000 and £200,000) is designed to maximise the wider bene…

M25 junction 30/A13 corridor congestion relieving project One-year post-opening project evaluation M25 junction 30/A13 corridor congestion relieving project One-year after post-opening project evaluation While National Highways has made every effort to ensure the information in this document is accurate, National Highways does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulnes…

Specialist Professional and Technical Services (SPATS) Framework Lot 1 & Lot 2 Task 1127 Smart Motorway Incident and Infrastructure Investigation – M6 Junction 5 to 6 July 2021 Smart Motorway Incident and Infrastructure Investigation Lot 1 SPATS Framework Executive Summary This report has been prepared as part of Highways England’s response to the Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake …

A5-M1 Dunstable Northern Bypass One-year post-opening project evaluation 05 April 2022 A5-M1 Dunstable Northern Bypass one-year after post-opening project evaluation While National Highways has made every effort to ensure the information in this document is accurate, National Highways does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of that information; and it cannot accept liability fo…

We’re resurfacing a section of the M4 Prince of Wales bridge to extend the life of the road surface, providing smoother and safer journeys for motorists. Start date Summer 2024 End date Autumn 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 15 July 2025 Westbound resurfacing works complete We've completed our works on the M4 Prince of Wales bridge and all traffic managemen…

Specialist Professional and Technical Services (SPATS) Framework Lot 1 & Lot 2 Task 1127 Smart Motorway Incident and Infrastructure Investigation – M1 Junction 39 to 42 July 2021 Smart Motorway Incident and Infrastructure Investigation Lot 1 SPATS Framework Executive Summary This report has been prepared as part of Highways England’s response to the Government’s Smart Motorway Safety Evid…

Smart motorways Incident and infrastructure investigation M1 Junction 30 to 35 Highways England response M1 J30 to 35 investigation - response’ M1 J30 to 35 investigation - response Contents Executive summary .2 Introduction .6 Methodology .8 Review of potential interventions .9 Actions . 23 1 M1 J30 to 35 investigation - response M1 J30 to 35 investigation - response Executive summary Th…

On behalf of: the Claimant By: Sean Foster Martell No: 3 Exhibit: "SFM1" – "SFM5" Date: QB-2021-003576 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE KING'S BENCH DIVISION BETWEEN: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant - and - PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING OF, ENDANGERING, OR PREVENTING THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE M25 MOTORWAY, A2 A20 AND A2070 TRUNK ROADS AND M2 AND M20 MOTORWAY, A1(M), A3, A1081, A12, A12…

Smart motorways stocktake Second year progress report 2022 Second year progress report B Second year progress report Contents Foreword 2 Executive summary 4 Going further – 2021 Transport Select Committee report 12 Giving clarity to drivers 16 Finding a safe place to stop 22 Being safer in moving traffic 27 Updated safety evidence 39 Conclusion and next steps 56 Annex A – Smart motorways map (corr…