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National Highways has published a range of strategic documents that set out the company's future direction, helping you to understand our current priorities and long-term objectives. Some of these documents set out the company's overall priorities, whilst others cover our more detailed priorities for specific themes and topics The following pages provide quick and easy access to all of our curre…

In this section As well as our road network, we're responsible for 30,000 hectares of land. This 'soft estate' includes all the verges, embankments, cuttings and landscaping plots alongside our roads. This land supports a rich diversity of animal and plant life, including ash, which is one of our most useful and versatile native trees. What is ash dieback? Ash dieback is a highly destructive f…

Published 19 Feb 2025 Roads Research Alliance fellows Chapa and Yue discuss their female inspirations, hopes for the industry, and the importance of recognising the skills that women bring to the roads sector, in celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March. Share this article About Chapa and Yue  Chapa Sirithunge and Yue Xie are research fellows at the University of Cambridge, contrib…

Post ORR Investigation Improvement Plan Six Month Update March 2025 Document Control Document Title Post ORR Investigation Improvement Plan – Six Month Update Owner Chief Customer & Strategy Officer Author Performance & Regulatory Compliance (PRC) Division Distribution All Directorates and ORR Document history Revision Description Date Author Notes Version 1.0 Final 31/03/2025 PRC Approved - 31-03…

Back Published 14 November 2022 Press Release The importance of embracing new autonomous technology has been highlighted by current and former traffic management workers who say the innovations are helping to keep them safe. It comes as Road Safety Week launches today (Monday 14 Nov), with the spotlight on the theme of ‘Safer Roads for All’. National Highways believes nobody should …

The Paisley Road West railway bridge, constructed in 1909, carries Paisley Road over the former General Terminus railway branch. The line closed in the 1970s, with the tracks removed and the track beds on both sides of the bridge redeveloped. Share this article Location: Paisley Road West bridge, Glasgow Status: Seeking planning permission from Glasgow City Council History The Paisley Road We…

We're making improvements to junction 19 of the M6. Start date March 2020 End date Completed April 2022 Cost £31 million to £66 million Overview Documents Project information Overview This busy junction is currently used by around 65,000 vehicles each day and is in need of improvement to meet the expected increase in traffic coming from the M6 and the A556. This increase is further exacerb…

Overview Documents HS2 represents a strategic investment in Britain’s future to create a modern railway for fast, frequent, reliable journeys. It supports the government’s mission to fix our railways, reversing decades of delays, cancellations and overcrowding across the network.  HS2 is a vital part of the government’s mission to rebuild Britain and boost growth. By improving connections, the …

Smart motorways stocktake First year progress report 2021 First year progress report First year progress report Contents Foreword 2 Executive summary 4 Giving clarity to drivers 10 Finding a safe place to stop 15 Being safer in moving traffic 19 Updated safety evidence 27 Conclusion 38 Annex A – Length and traffic data 2010-2019 41 Annex B – Strategic road network casualty data 2015-2019 …

Strategic Road responders Agreement Foreword Our strategic road network is more than 4,300 miles of motorway and major A-road throughout England. We look after the road network so that people’s journeys are safer, smoother and more reliable. We are committed to achieving our target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our network by 50% by the end of 2025. We’re also impro…