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The A38 is an important route from Birmingham to Derby and through to the M1 at junction 28. Where it passes through Derby, long distance traffic interacts with a large volume of vehicles causing congestion and delays for those making local journeys.

Infilling is when we support a bridge by placing structural fill material under the whole of the arch to prop it up from underneath.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Developing a new noise calculation method Task 3: Survey Report National Highways ProjectReference: T0478 10 June 2024 Developing a new noise calculation method ProjectReference: T0478 Quality information Prepared by Checked by Verified by Approved by James Morphett MEng Suzanne Scott MIOA, Suzanne Scott MIOA, Chris Skinner MSci MIOA CSci CSci MIOA Senior Acoustics Associate Acoustician Associate Acoustician Regional Director - Consultant Fiona Rogerson Acoustics Matt Muirhead PhD Senior Consult…

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