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Back Published 04 November 2024 Press Release Motorists in the South West are set to enjoy smoother journeys after National Highways’ A303 Sparkford to Ilchester upgrade opened to traffic today (Monday 4th November). The multi-million-pound scheme in Somerset has involved upgrading a 3.5-mile section of single carriageway to a dual carriageway, which will help to promote economic gro…

This listed viaduct located in both England and Scotland is undergoing major works to maintain its current beauty and preserve its long-term future. Share this article Location: Between Kirkandrews-on-Esk, Cumbria and Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway Contractor: Balfour Beatty  Open to the public? No Completion: Autumn 2025 History Riddings Viaduct was built by the North British Railway as p…

New decision date set for 23 May 2025 In this section Share this article Published 08 Oct 2024 On Monday 7 October, the Secretary of State for Transport announced a new deadline for Government to make a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application. The new deadline is 23 May 2025. This is to allow the Government more time to consider the application furt…

Published 01 Feb 2024 Seven companies have been shortlisted for our exciting carbon reduction competition and will receive between £15,000 and £30,000 to develop their ideas.  Share this article Ideas put forward that will proceed to the next phase include low-carbon fencing materials, recycling old concrete and using a unique climbing robot to carry out structure inspections.  The seven comp…

Widening the A31 to three lanes at Ringwood, between the A31 junction for Ringwood town centre, the B3347 Mansfield Road and the B3081 Verwood Underpass. Start date 2020-21 End date November 2022 Cost £25 to 30 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 15 December 2022 Open for traffic Our work to widen the A31 and replace the bridges over the River Avon and Bickerley Mill…

Back Published 26 September 2024 Press Release National Highways’ funding streams are transforming Gloucestershire, going beyond operating, maintaining, and improving roads in the area. The government-owned company is currently working on the A417 Missing Link scheme, creating a three-mile dual carriageway on a stretch of road between Gloucester and Cirencester. But it is also invest…

We aim to cut carbon emissions from roadside lighting by switching most of our network lights to cleaner LED lights by 2027 Road lighting makes up around half of our corporate carbon emissions. If we are to cut our direct carbon emissions, we must introduce more energy-efficient lighting. In February 2022, we started a 5-year £132M programme to retrofit 70% our road lights from traditional inca…

Through the Youth Ambassador Forum we will work with local young people to understand and represent the views and needs of young people in the local communities In this section What is the Lower Thames Crossing Youth Ambassador Forum? The Youth Ambassador Forum is made up of a group of local young people who are studying construction and engineering related courses that we will work with over t…

One way we are supporting local businesses, particularly SMEs, is through our partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School. In this section The Supply Chain School can help upskill your business, putting you in the best position to tender for work on the project – skills that will assist in other areas as well. This will help your business grow and leaves a legacy of a more capable, d…

Our Stakeholder Advisory Forum (SAF) includes key stakeholders with an interest in active travel, heritage, ecology and heritage railways. Role and purpose The role of the forum is to provide advice in support of the development of our strategy, policy and activity in the care and upkeep of the Historical Railways Estate (HRE). Chaired by National Highways, …