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M6 and M1 smart motorways Incident and infrastructure investigations – summary report Update 2022 Incident and infrastructure investigations – summary report update 2022 Introduction In September 2021 we published independent investigation reports alongside our responses to the findings and the actions that we will take. Our actions are targeted at the specific issues identified by the independent…

Guide to Road Safety Route Treatments March 2025 Decimal Star Ratings . 20 How are stakeholders engaged? . 42 Contents ViDA . 21 Stakeholder discussions . 44 Part 1 Route Review Tool . 21 iRAP’s role in road safety route Part 2 Glossary . 3 treatments . 22 Foreword . 4 Training . 22 Road Safety Route Treatments . 46 Introduction . 6 General . 46 General . 6 Development of a road safety route treat…

Back Published 30 October 2024 Press Release National Highways is urging drivers to plan their journeys ahead of overnight closures on the M27 next month.  Good progress has been made on work to provide a low-noise surface along the motorway, between junctions 5 and 7.  The next phase of the scheme requires tasks including routine maintenance, improving sign visibility and technolog…

Smart motorways stocktake Fourth year progress report: December 2024 02 Smart motorways stocktake – Fourth year progress report Contents 03 12 51 96 Foreword Stocktake action summary Annex A - Smart Annex F – Before versus motorways map after - Detailed collision 05 19 data Executive summary Updated safety evidence 52 Annex B - Methodology 98 10 50 Annex G – Network shape Smart motorway features C…

Through our competitions, we unlock the knowledge to transform our road network in the future. We run targeted research and innovation competitions to help us solve some of our challenges. We'll publish details of current competitions on this page. If you think you have a potential solution, we welcome your application.   Latest competitions National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accele…

Back Published 04 September 2024 Press Release Drivers are being reminded that a key section of the M62 - the country’s main trans-Pennine route - will be closed for two full weekends this month - with the first weekend closure beginning this Friday night (6 September). Network Rail is replacing a railway bridge over the M62 between junction 1…

Back Published 01 February 2024 Press Release Major safety improvements will get under way on the M1 in West Yorkshire in March, with a 10-mile stretch of central barrier being upgraded. Major safety improvements will get under way on the M1 in West Yorkshire in March, with a 10-mile stretch of central barrier being upgraded. National Highways is replacing the wire rope barrier on the M1 bet…

The A46 Newark Bypass is an important route connecting the M1 and Leicester to the A1 and central Lincolnshire. Start date TBC End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 06 August 2025 Outcome of spending review Following the conclusion of the Government’s Spending Review, funding for the A46 Newark Bypass scheme has now been confirmed.  The Government and Na…

Back Published 13 September 2024 Press Release Motorists in Leeds will soon see better journeys on a city motorway as a two-year programme of major improvements approaches completion. Motorists in Leeds will soon see better journeys on a city motorway as a two-year programme of major improvements approaches completion. National Highways has been carrying out important upgrades on the importa…

1` Smart motorways - scheme safety ‘Before’ versus ‘after’ assessment Contents Executive summary . 3 1. Background and context . 7 2. Scheme-level headline comparisons . 12 3. Scheme-level detailed comparisons . 20 4. Conclusions . 22 Annex A - Smart motorways map (correct as of June 2023) . 24 Annex B - Smart motorway scheme information . 25 Annex C - Methodology . 32 Annex D - Detailed tables . …