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We align our projects with our five innovation themes: design, construction and maintenance​ connected and autonomous vehicles​ customer mobility​ energy and environment ​ operations Our projects are generally cross-cutting, applying to more than one theme. Design construction and maintenance…

Making journeys even safer with radar-based technology In this section What's happening We've upgraded motorways across the country with technology which detects stopped vehicles . Every existing motorway where the hard shoulder has been permanently converted to a live traffic lane (known as All…

We have tried and tested severe weather plans to help keep you safe and moving on our roads during winter. We operate our winter service from 1 October to early April each year. Our activities are designed to make your journeys more reliable and keep you and our workers safe. To help keep you on t…

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 under way – and it's good news for the nation’s bat population! Share this article Published 31 Oct 2023 Data released fo…

Telecommunications Mast Registration Procedure October 2023 Contents 1. Introduction .1 2. Terms and definitions …………………………………………….…………….2 3. Technical Approval and why it is required .5 Option 1: Generic registration technical approval .7 Option 2: Site specific technical approval .…..…8 4. Mast re…

We’re cutting carbon emissions in the South East by switching to cleaner LED lights, making our motorways and A-roads greener and more energy efficient. Latest updates Overview Documents The south east of England will benefit from a £132m nationwide project switching 70% of lights on the Strateg…

Unearthed during an upgrade of the A47 in Cambridgeshire, the find features in series 12 of BBC documentary, 'Digging for Britain'. Share this article Presented by Professor Alice Roberts, the BBC documentary Digging for Britain started its twelfth series on January 7 2025. Episode 1 featured a m…

Our 2035 strategy 8,000 traffic monitoring sites - 30 million vehicle counts per site per year 8,250 emergency roadside telephones - 39,000 calls handled annually 1,900 miles of road with fibre optic cable - 30 billion vehicle miles supported annually 10 traffic management centres - empoweri…

Published 24 Jan 2024 The first-ever 3D-printed concrete headwall is being trialled as part of the construction process on our A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade in Cornwall Share this article Headwall structures are traditionally made from precast concrete, utilising extensive steel reinfor…

We’ve completed a number of upgrades to the A1 between the Black Cat roundabout just south of St Neots and Biggleswade in Bedfordshire over the last few years. In September 2024, we'll be doing some final maintenance work to signs and resurfacing. Start date October 2022 End date October 2024 Cos…