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Back Published 28 July 2023 Blog Our response to an article in The Guardian which appeared on 27 July 2023. ‘National Highways accused of systemic failure on cycling provision in England’ was the headline on a story in The Guardian. It went on to claim ‘the government owned body in charge of trunk roads was using a loophole to deliver substandard shared use paths in rural areas’. The Guardian article talks about a ‘loophole’, but we don’t recognise that as a description of our design stan…

Strategic Design Panel progress report 5 Good road design: Contents Strategic Design Panel progress report 5 – November 2022 makes roads safe and useful Foreword 6 is inclusive Executive summary 8 makes roads understandable 1. The Strategic Design Panel 10 fits in context 2. Making progress 14 is restrained 3. Design review 18 4. Panel review 24 is environmentally sustainable 5. Design champions 28 is thorough 6. Key recommendations and forward planning 30 is innovative Appendix A – Understandin…

National Highways - Strategic Business Plan 2020-2025 Skip to main content Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video tag. How we will keep the country moving and create greater capacity to connect businesses, families and friends Our Strategic business plan sets out our commitment to how we will protect the environment and neighbouring communities, while preparing our roads for future developments. Our work will unlock jobs and help drive the country’s economy. Find out more about National H…

Jump to section 2030 2040 2050 Roadmap View full plan, progress reports and materials roadmap Net zero highways Our 2030 / 2040 / 2050 plan An ambitious programme putting roads at the heart of Britain’s net zero future Roads will be a vital part of zero carbon travel Most journeys are made by road Road travel will decarbonise fast, but there is more to do A net zero Britain will still travel by road in 2050 Investment in Britain’s roads supports a thriving net zero economy This pla…

Delivery plan 2020-2025 01 02 03 05 Foreword The strategic Executive summary Operations documents at a glance 1 3 17 25 39 Maintenance Capital renewals Enhancements Designated funds 47 49 55 61 Preparing for the How we run our Efficiency Risk management third road period network 65 66 80 94 Annex A: Annex B: Annex C: Annex D: Funding table Performance Plan for year 1 Proposed pipeline framework of future schemes 9 5 Glossary Severn Bridge, M48 Motorway, South Gloucestershire Cover photo: A14 junction 21, New Ellington, Cambridgeshire 01 02 Foreword The strategic documents at a glance Road inve…

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 usefulness of that information; and it cannot accept liability for any loss or damages of any kind resulting from reliance on the information or guidance this document contains. 2 M25 junction 30/A13 corridor congestion relievi…

Back Published 29 August 2024 Press Release Robots are revisiting Lancashire roadsides to help wildflowers to thrive a year after they were planted in a partnership to support wildlife and biodiversity. Robots are revisiting Lancashire roadsides to help wildflowers to thrive a year after they were planted in a partnership to support wildlife and biodiversity. After joining forces to create flower meadows along the M65 and A56 last year, National Highways and The Wildlife Trust for Lancashi…

HELMA 2024 framework guide National Highways April 2024 version 1 Background The Lean division was established in April 2009 with initial focus on the adoption of Lean practices in the supply chain. Supplier organisations were encouraged to develop their own Lean programmes and run Lean improvement projects with progress being assessed by the Highways Agency Maturity Assessment Tool (HALMAT) which was based on a range of existing industry models. The transition of the Agency into Highways Englan…

Highways England Strategic Design Panel progress report 1 Contents Foreword 5 Executive summary 9 1. Purpose and governance 13 2. Membership 17 3. Embedding a design led culture 19 in Highways England 4. Adding value to Highways England design 23 guidance and processes 5. Advice on specific schemes 27 6. Advice on Expressways 33 7. Wider championing of good design 35 in roads in England 8. Key recommendations and forward planning 37 Appendix A: Panel biographies Appendix B: Maintaining an unders…

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 . 47 Annex E - Detailed collision data . 48 Annex F - Glossary of terms . 49 Page 2 of 51 Executive summary In early 2020, we published the Smart Motorway All Lane Running Overarching Safety report 2019…