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Published 24 Jan 2024 Share this article New mobile technology capable of automatically detecting motorists who fail to wear a seatbelt or hold mobile phones at the wheel is being trialled in the UK for the first time under plans to boost road safety. A new van packed with detection equipment ha…

Improving journeys on older smart motorways In this section What's happening National Highways is delivering a series of enhancements to sections of dynamic hard shoulder motorways across the country. ‘Dynamic hard shoulder’ (DHS) is an older form of motorway where the hard shoulder is turned on…

What's happening In this section We’ve introduced improvements to The Highway Code so drivers can more easily find information on how to drive on high-speed roads, including smart motorways. The update includes: clearer advice on where to stop in an emergency the importance of not driving in a …

3/359 Editing Anglo French Publication on Bridge Management TR 3/372 Whole life CostBenefit Analysis for Median Safety Barriers A A Practical Laboratory Tool For Pavement Foundation Design A radical new approach to pavement design ABP treated salt spread rate research ABP Treated Salt Trial A…

Published 24 Jan 2024 The importance of embracing new autonomous technology has been highlighted by current and former traffic management workers who say the innovations are helping to keep them safe. Share this article It comes as Road Safety Week launches today (Monday 14 Nov), with the spotli…

We're working with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) to excavate and record any archaeological features before we start construction. Headless animals, possible vineyards and a stylus are among the discoveries unearthed by archaeologists working on National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbe…

Our programme will make sure concrete roads remain safe, dependable and durable Most of our network is surfaced with asphalt, also known as blacktop or tarmac, but some roads are built of concrete. These make up around 400 miles (4%) of England’s motorway and long-distance A-road network. Concrete…

Our Strategic Road Network Initial Report is the first stage in how we plan network investment with the government. It outlines our proposals for the next road period, how we intend to deliver them and what we aim to achieve. Our Strategic Road Network (SRN) Initial Report summarises: our performa…

We’ve trialled 60 mph speed limits on five short sections of our network where action needed to be taken to reduce emissions and improve air quality. In this section What is happening? We have completed our work examining the impact of the 60mph speed limits made to roadside levels of nitrogen di…

Historical Railways Estate Keeping safe more than 3,100 former railway structures across Great Britain The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is a collection of over 3,100 structures and assets which were once part of Britain's rail network. Since 2013 we've been responsible for looking after it on…