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Emissions (exhaust, fumes and gases) and noise from vehicles on our roads can affect the health of people living nearby. It's our responsibility to improve the health and wellbeing of people near our roads. Air quality We support the government’s air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the UK. We'll make sure our network complies with NO2 limits in the shortest timescale possible. We'll also explore how we can include air quality standards and reporting requirements in our supply chai…

The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is made up of over 3,100 former railway structures and land linked to closed lines. Once managed by BRB (Residuary) Limited, which was dissolved in 2013, the HRE moved to National Highways at the request of Department for Transport. We’ve been maintaining safety on and around the structures for over a decade. History of the HRE Railways have been in Britain’s landscape for over 400 years. They were made possible by the invention of the steam engine, prompt…

Our main role is to keep the Historical Railways Estate structures maintained and safe. But we also work with partners to find new uses for the structures and bring them back into public use Here we outline the processes we follow to hand over structures to other organisations who want to make use of them, and how we make decisions about structures that are in a critical condition. Bringing structures back into use We’re passionate and committed to finding new uses for the structures we look …

We part-funded a project to upgrade the walkway along the famous Bennerley Viaduct in Erewash Valley. It opened to the public in 2021, allowing walkers and cyclists to access this unique structure to enjoy the beautiful local scenery and connect with their local history. Share this article Location: Between Ilkeston, Derbyshire and Awsworth, Nottinghamshire Project managed by: Railway Paths Open to the public? Yes Completion: Winter 2023-24 History Opened in 1878, Bennerley Viaduct, based…

Plans are under way to repurpose this bridge for the creation of a new active travel route in partnership with cycling and walking charity Greenways and Cycleroutes. Share this article Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset Project managed by: National Highways and Greenways and Cycleroutes Open to the public? No Status: In development History Stump Cross Bridge carries Ridge Road in Shepton Mallet over the disused Cheddar Valley railway line, which closed in 1963. It had fallen into disrepai…

We are the highway, traffic and street authority for England’s motorways and certain major A-roads known as the strategic road network (SRN). We’re a government-owned, arm’s-length company delivering and contributing to the government’s long-term plan for the Strategic Road NetworkRN. We were established under the Infrastructure Act 2015, and appointed and licensed as a strategic highways company by the Secretary of State for Transport on 1 April 2015.   Our performance is monitored by the Off…

These are the rules that govern how suppliers should handle data and information on National Highways' behalf In this section What National Highways expects from the Supplier The IMS is to be read in conjunction with the relevant National Highways contractual requirements with the Supplier.  For the purpose of the IMS the Supplier is equivalent to the terms Contractor or Consultant found in different contract forms with National Highways. The term Supplier includes any sub-suppliers at any …

We've joined forces with conservation charity Plantlife in a new £8 million programme to improve habitats across England In this section By partnering with Plantlife, we aim to protect and restore species rich wildflower and waxcap grasslands. The Meadow Makers projects: will help restore the biodiversity of over 100 hectares of existing grasslands extend across seven sites in the South West and North East We want to drive up grassland restoration, creating an abundance and diversity of pl…

Route strategies are a rolling programme setting out our plan for the strategic road network (SRN). They're a key research element underpinning the Road Investment Strategy (RIS), which informs the process of future road investment We've published our Route Strategies Initial Overview Reports In 2022, we asked you to give us feedback about your experience of our strategic road network. We've used the information you gave us to produce 20 Route Strategy Initial Overview Reports. These reports…

Our 2050 vision is that the Strategic Road Network (SRN) is part of a seamlessly-integrated transport system. This will meet our customers’ needs by connecting the country safely and reliably, delivering economic prosperity, social value and a thriving environment. Connecting the country will inform our investment planning for each future Road Period toward 2050. This long-term strategy is based on an analysis of available evidence to understand both historic and future trends. We've grouped t…