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Find a job Armed forces You’ve protected our country, now help us to keep it connected. Start your civilian career with confidence. We provide a supportive route into your civilian career. We appreciate the unique set of skills and expertise you can bring to our work, and we’ll work with you to make sure you can make an immediate contribution.  Home Job types Career programmes Working for us Recruitment journey We’re proud to have signed and now re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant, whic…

This tunnel has a rich but fraught history. Constructed in the 1846 it formed part of the Patricroft to Molyneux Junction line. Share this article Location: Swinton, Greater Manchester Status: In progress History Also known as ‘Black Harry Tunnel’ it was operational for passengers and goods traffic when it opened. Following a partial collapse on 13 April 1953 all trains were stopped and inspection carried out. Two weeks after the first initial brickwork collapse, following further land move…

In this section The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new crossing of the River Thames to ease congestion at the Dartford Crossing. It is designed to be the greenest road ever built and is a pathfinder project to explore carbon neutral construction.   Background  We established carbon literacy training in January 2023 because we recognised that to be a successful pathfinder, we needed everyone to be confident and knowledgeable about carbon and climate change. We wanted to become a carbon li…

Have a safe T.R.I.P. this autumn We want you to be safe on the roads this autumn.   As the weather becomes colder and more changeable, tyre safety becomes even more important. Worn, underinflated or damaged tyres are far more likely to cause avoidable collisions or breakdowns. In fact, tyre issues were the leading cause of breakdowns on the UK’s major roads in 2024, with more than 53,000 incidents – almost a fifth of the total incidents recorded. Yet 55% of us admit we don’t check tread depth…

This bridge, which once played a crucial role in ironstone transportation, is currently undergoing work to limit the effects of scour. Share this article Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire Contractor: AMCO Giffen Open to the public? Yes Completion: Autumn 2025 History The River Ise bridge was built by the Midland Railway, which had been operating out of Kettering since 1857, following the town’s link to the Great Northern Railway. While building this line through the region’s hills, si…

Society relies on our road network for work journeys and home deliveries, visits to friends and family, holidays and the goods and services we all depend on. Society relies on our road network for work journeys and home deliveries, visits to friends and family, holidays, and the goods and services we all depend on.  As technology and travel evolves, this fund is helping us look beyond road journeys to do more for our customers and neighbours.   Through this fund, we aim to work more closely w…

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…

Adding more places to stop in an emergency In this section What's happening At National Highways safety is our top priority.  We have listened to drivers' concerns about being able to find a safe place to stop in an emergency on all lane running smart motorways and have delivered a programme to create additional emergency areas on sections of all lane running (ALR) motorway across the country. In its response to the Transport Select Committee’s report The roll out and safety of smart motorw…

National Highways Limited Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System SUPPLIER PACK PART A A3 – How to Complete the Selection Questionnaire Page 1 of 33 A3 – How To Complete the Selection Questionnaire Final Version 3 – February 2024 This document is designed to help Suppliers complete the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) in order to apply to join the Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System (SEDPS) and understand how the Selection Questionnaire will be assessed by National Highways. This documen…

Back Published 27 January 2025 News Press Release Residents and drivers can find out more about a new safety scheme due to get under way along the A46 in Warwickshire at two information events this week. Members of the project team will be on hand to talk about the scheme and answer any questions or concerns. As part of the work, National Highways is replacing the signage, renewing road markings and studs and carrying out some resurfacing between the Oversley Mill and Marraway roundabouts…