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We’ll be carrying out resurfacing work and refreshing road markings on the A14 between junction 43 (Bury St Edmunds) to 47a (Woolpit) Start date 15 April 2024 End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 24 June 2025 Eastbound phase begins in late June Our resurfacing is going well. We’ve completed the westbound section and are moving on to the eastbound carriageway.  We start our next phase of work on Monday 30 June and expect to finish in early August. We’…

Design review at National Highways: A guide Introduction Improving the design quality of the strategic road network has been a key ambition of National Highways since 2015. Design review provides project design teams with independent advice on good design. It helps schemes deliver positive impacts for local communities and better environmental outcomes. It also provides tangible benefits to us in terms of implementing best practice and working efficiently. Design reviews are a constructive dialo…

SPaTS2 T0549 – National Highways 2030 Water Quality Programme DESIGN PALETTE TECHNICAL NOTE Project No. NH619526 Document Reference Number: NH619526-WQT-GEN-XX-RP-CD-0002 Date: 22-09-2025 QUALITY CONTROL Issue/revision First issue Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Remarks Issued for Client Updated for Updated to Updated to Comment Tranche 2. Issue address DDWG remove for Client comments “confidential” Comment markings Date 05/07/2024 22/07/2025 04/09/2025 22/09/2025 Project number NH619526 NH6195…

Microplastics and Contaminants of Concern in the Strategic Road Network Appendix A: Quantifying tyre wear particles and other microplastics from the Strategic Road Network Specialist Professional & Technical Services 2 (SPaTS 2) Microplastics and Contaminants of Concern in the Strategic Road Network Reference Number: T0051 Client Name: National Highways This document has been issued and amended as follows: Version Date Description Created by Verified by Approved by Rev 1.0 26/01/2023 Draft for c…

The elevated section of the M4 spans the A4 Great West Road in Brentford. It carries tens-of-thousands of journeys in and out of west London every day and helps keep motorway traffic separate from local roads. As part of our commitment to making sure this important viaduct remains safe and maintained, we’re repairing some of the reinforced concrete pillars which support the structure from the A4 Great West Road’s central reservation. We’ll need to continue this work periodically over the coming …

National Highways Carbon Tool Guidance Date: April 2024 Version: 2.6 Confidential National Highways Terms and Definitions Department for Transport document setting out a Road Investment Strategy long term approach to improve England’s (RIS) motorway and all-purpose trunk road network (the ‘strategic road network’). A standard unit for measuring carbon footprints. This expresses the impact of each different greenhouse gas in terms of the amount of Carbon dioxide equivalent carbon dioxide that wou…

The Connected and autonomous plant (CAP) roadmap will revolutionise construction safety and bring productivity gains of £200 billion if adopted by 2040. About the roadmap Together with i3P, we led the development of a roadmap for the implementation of automation in construction. This was a collaborative project which drew on expertise from clients, academia, industry, and government to create the roadmap. Stakeholders shared in the development of the vision and explored how challenges in tech…

National Highways Carbon Tool Guidance Date: March 2025 Version: 2.7 Confidential National Highways Terms and Definitions Department for Transport document setting out a Road Investment Strategy long term approach to improve England’s (RIS) motorway and all-purpose trunk road network (the ‘strategic road network’). A standard unit for measuring carbon footprints. This expresses the impact of each different greenhouse gas in terms of the amount of Carbon dioxide equivalent carbon dioxide that wou…

Back Published 28 November 2024 Press Release National Highways is partnering with The Tree Council to support multiple community projects by donating thousands of trees to charities, local communities and heritage and wildlife sites across the UK to benefit biodiversity. National Highways is partnering with The Tree Council to support multiple community projects by donating thousands of trees to charities, local communities and heritage and wildlife sites across the UK to benefit biodivers…

Water preferred policy Guidelines for the movement of abnormal indivisible loads Page 1 of 28 1 Introduction An abnormal indivisible load means a large or heavy object which is indivisible into smaller parts without undue expense or risk of damage and, when placed on a vehicle, results in the attributes of that vehicle exceeding the normal legal restrictions on maximum vehicle dimensions or weight. The Secretary of State for Transport individually authorises the movement by road in Great Britain…