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What we're doing to stimulate innovation across the highways sector Successful innovation requires implementation across our business from fundamental research to the effective implementation of standards. Research We will actively engage with research institutions and universities to discover new knowledge. Innovation We will use this knowledge to innovate, working with wider stakeholders an…

620 miles of motorway and strategic A-roads are at the heart of the South West’s economic potential. Set against some of the country’s most stunning scenery with its enchanting areas of outstanding natural beauty, our roads keep people moving. By maintaining and developing our roads we ensure the region can cope with the 21.4 million extra visitors that flock to the South West each year. We sup…

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 Trimble SiteVision– augmenting reality × Trimble SiteVision– augmenting reality The challenge …

We’re resurfacing the A47 from the A1122 Roundabout to Norwich Road Roundabout near Swaffham. Start date Monday 28 July 2025 End date October 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 09 July 2025 A47 Swaffham resurfacing to begin in July We’ll work weeknights from Monday 28 July (8pm to 6am) through till October, weather permitting.  Closures and diversions  To wo…

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 us…

We’ve made improvements on the M4 between junctions 3 and 12 by adding an additional lane for traffic to help increase capacity and reduce congestion. We’ve also put in place new technology to smooth traffic flows and manage incidents along this stretch. Start date 2018 End date 2022 Cost £848 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 05 December 2022 Upgraded motorway betw…

We’re building additional emergency areas to our all lane running smart motorways in the South East. Start date 2024 End date Spring 2025 Cost £390 million national programme Latest updates Overview Documents The safety and confidence of people travelling on England’s motorways and major A-roads is our highest priority. We’ve been listening to your concerns and have developed a programme t…

Our 530-mile network in the North West stretches from the city of Carlisle to the edges of the Peak District. It’s one of the most diverse areas of motorways and major A-roads in the country to maintain and keep moving.   The region is home to economic powerhouses such as Manchester and Liverpool, major international airports and big shopping centres like the Trafford Centre and Cheshire Oaks. W…

Enquiries about land and property owned by National Highways. This advice is for land and property enquiries relating to roads managed by National Highways. Our land, including the carriageway, verges, landscaping plots, retaining walls, embankments, is not for sale or to rent. Land that we and other government departments have available for sale or to rent is listed on the Government Property …

Published 08 Nov 2024 Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, we've re-enforced our commitment to supporting veterans and reservists and their families. Share this article We recently took part in a ceremony to re-sign the Covenant, where we were joined by our Chief Digital and Information Officer…