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Back Published 21 February 2025 News Press Release A key milestone will be reached by the project team tasked with transforming the A63 Castle Street in Hull when they pour more than 1,000 cubic metres of concrete into the underpass.   A key milestone will be reached by the project team tasked with transforming the A63 Castle Street in Hull when they pour more than 1,000 cubic metres of concrete into the underpass.  The project, due for completion by Spring 2026, will see a new split-leve…

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Back Published 31 October 2023 Press Release News 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 underway – and its good news for the nation’s bat population! The Historical Railways Estate is a collection of structures and assets, many built over 100 years ago, which were once part of Britain’s rail network. Since 2013 National Highways has been responsible for l…

Back Published 04 February 2025 Press Release After a fair and open competition, Kim Shillinglaw is to join National Highways on 10 February 2025 as a Non-Executive Director of the Board. After a fair and open competition, Kim Shillinglaw is to join National Highways on 10 February 2025 as a Non-Executive Director of the Board. Kim has a wide and varying portfolio of non-executive roles across a number of sectors. A former Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, Kim has 30 years’ experience a…

Back Published 19 February 2025 News Press Release A £4 million National Highways project to reduce the risk of flooding along the M6 north of Lancaster will start on Monday (24 February) – providing safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for drivers. National Highways is delivering a raft of drainage improvements and repairs between junction 34 at Lancaster and junction 36 south of Kendal. The four-month scheme involves repairing parts of the existing drainage system, clearing blocka…

Back Published 29 January 2024 Press Release National Highways has joined forces with its Wiltshire partners to help improve safety along the A303 at Chicklade. Working with both Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council, the company has identified safety issues with residents’ access onto the single carriageway section of the A303, and has now reduced the speed limit from 50mph to 40mph as part of an ongoing trial. As part of the road safety study, National Highways has introduced a permanen…

Back Published 06 March 2023 Press Release National Highways is to introduce a new, lower speed limit to improve safety on the A46 near Evesham, Worcestershire.  The limit will be temporarily reduced from 60mph to 40mph over a 1.5km stretch of road at Hinton Cross following a number of collisions, with a view to making the lower speed limit permanent.  National Highways Route Manager Fiona McKenzie said:   “After listening to the concerns of police, parish councils and local MP Harriett B…

The Supply Chain Safety Leadership Group (SCSLG), with our full support, is launching the next phase of Significant Risk: Strategic Direction. This aims to eliminate the significant risks that cause life-changing harm to those working on the strategic road network The Strategic Direction has been formulated as a result of consultation with the members of the SCSLG and 35 of our existing suppliers. It is a different approach that unreservedly prioritises the most significant health and safety ri…

Back Published 12 February 2025 Press Release National Highways is helping to keep the traditional landscape of the Cotswolds alive thanks to one of its major projects The government-owned company is currently working on the A417 Missing Link scheme, creating 5.5kms of new dual carriageway between Gloucester and Cirencester. Along the route, the team are painstakingly building 7.5kms of dry stone wall, which will be incorporated into the scheme to help the road blend into the landscape, pr…

Back Published 24 February 2025 Press Release A key route linking the East of England with the rest of the country will benefit from a new scheme which will make the road safer for road users and those living nearby. Work started today (Mon 24 Feb) on improvements to the A47 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the strategic road network. The safety scheme features the installation of 20 new average…