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Sustainability and climate change are central to our future road design The purpose of good design Good design helps us achieve a higher quality of life, greater economic vitality and a more efficient use of resources. We put people at the heart of our work by designing an inclusive, sustainable and resilient Strategic Road Network. We want our network to be appreciated for its elegance as well as its usefulness. Good design should reflect the beauty of the environment surrounding our netwo…

The latest news from the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project In this section We've hit the halfway mark – October 2025 We're celebrating the halfway point in A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet construction improvements. This major milestone will improve daily journeys for thousands of road users. Construction progress at Black Cat Roundabout Since late 2023, we've made great progress on the 10-mile Bedfordshire-Cambridgeshire dual carriageway. This includes major work at key locations su…

Our frontline teams play a vital role on motorways helping road users – our customers – to complete their journeys safely and reliably. They work around the clock to support road users, helping people plan the best route for their journey, sharing information about roadworks and traffic conditions, assisting people who’ve broken down, and making sure the roads we manage remain in a safe condition. Our frontline teams are experts in dealing with incidents. Meet the team National Traffic Opera…

Introducing a new, modernised suite of documents. The Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) has undergone its most significant update in decades. Its seven document sets have been streamlined into three, with enhanced, consistent clause style. Technical requirements have been aligned with latest standards and industry practice,  supporting innovation in design, and construction and operation of highways infrastructure.   This modernisation has been in progress since 2018 and wa…

This project, due for completion in spring 2026, will reduce congestion, create a smoother flow of traffic and provide safer journeys for thousands every day. In this section Location: A few miles north of Guildford in Surrey Project managed by: National Highways Status: Work in progress What we're doing in 2025 February - Opening gyratory bridges Over the weekend of 21 to 24 February we prepared the two new gyratory bridges for traffic. We've now opened two of the four gyratory bridge l…

Inspired by New York’s High Line, the Castlefield Viaduct is the result of a unique partnership between National Highways and the National Trust, alongside lead community partner Castlefield forum and other local groups. Share this article Location: Castlefield, Greater Manchester Project managed by: National Trust Open to the public? Yes Completion: Summer 2022 Video: Celebrating one year of Manchester's 'garden in the sky', part 1 Watch part 2 of Celebrating one year of Manchester's 'ga…

National Highways Board & Executive Gifts & Hospitality Declarations Gifts and hospitality given or accepted by our Board and Executive Committee members 01 April 2022 – 31 March 2023. Board Members and Executive Directors not listed below have not given or accepted any gifts or hospitality for the period in question. Name & Role Gift (G) or Giving (G) or Summary description of gift Company Date hospitality or Hospitality (H) Receiving (R) or hospitality offered or accepted gift received or give…

The Examining Authority assessed submissions from the public, stakeholders and National Highways, through written representations and 28 public hearings In this section Share this article Published 15 January 2024 On 20 December 2023, the detailed examination of the proposals for the Lower Thames Crossing finished. The planning inspectors will now make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Transport on whether to give permission to build and operate the new crossing, with a final d…

Achieving our vision of a connected country with safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for our customers, relies on successful outcomes from us and our supply chain partners. Roads Academy is a joint initiative with the roads industry to develop current and future leaders and solve sectoral challenges. New intake dates for Aspiring Leaders and Strategic Leaders programmes The next intake for Aspiring Leaders is 20 October 2025 and Strategic Leaders is 22 October 2025. For future intake d…

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 Lane Running) now has the new radar-based technology in place. This new stopped vehicle detection enhances the existing system of inter-related features that work together reduce the risks associate…