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We want to provide our customers with as much information as possible about our work on the Historical Railways Estate. As part of this we publish our forward programme of maintenance work and the assessment reports we use to prioritise our maintenance activity online. We have a major works programme for the Historical Railways Estate which includes schemes that have been identified for work in the next 5 years. It makes up a small proportion of our overall programme of maintenance to keep HRE …

We understand the importance of research and development. It creates new knowledge to help us understand and improve our performance and meet future network challenges. We face an uncertain future, with fast developing technology and societal change. To make well informed decisions that will take us forward, we need the best available knowledge about: the way the world is developing the risks and opportunities this creates for us Undertaking research with academia and industry gives us a bu…

National Highways Board & Executive Gifts & Hospitality Declarations Gifts and hospitality given or accepted by our Board and Executive Committee members 01 April 2020 – 31 March 2022. 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…

Back Published 28 January 2025 Press Release After a fair and open competition, Simon Wills is to join National Highways on 3 February 2025 as a Non-Executive Director.    Simon will be chair of the Safety Committee – a role currently held by Simon Blanchflower who remains a Non-Executive Director.   Simon Wills started his career as a research engineer with British Gas in 1990 and since then has held a variety of commercial and operational roles within British Gas and latterly Centrica, b…

Back Published 23 September 2024 Press Release It will be a case of all hands on deck for the next phase of a £23 million National Highways project to replace a motorway bridge. For the main bridge deck, on which vehicles run, and supporting structures at either side of the St Anne’s Road bridge in Denton, Greater Manchester, are to be demolished. The ageing bridge crosses the M67 and needs to be replaced. A three-year project to do that began in January last year. Work has progressed wel…

Why do we need a Bus and Coach Plan The strategic road network (SRN) – the 4,500 miles of England’s motorways and major A-roads managed by National Highways – is vital for people using the UK’s many bus and coach operations. Operators and passengers need a safe, efficient, integrated and accessible road network so that services can run effectively and passengers can reach their destinations on time. During this second road period (2020-2025), we are improving our understanding of the needs of…

A rockfall in early 2024 raised concern about the long-term stability of the hillside and caused damage to the carriageway. Start date February 2024 End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 01 September 2025 Public Information Events - September 2025 Next week we’ll be holding Public Information Events in Monmouth where you can find out more about the engineering solution we’re putting in place to manage the risk of further rockfalls and improve long-term …

On the road to good design: Design review at National Highways Foreword As a leading national infrastructure provider, National Highways is committed to raising the design quality of our network. We set up a dedicated design panel and carry out independent reviews of key schemes and standards to help us achieve this. This is the first overview of design reviews undertaken between the end of 2017 and 2021 for a range of schemes and standards. It sets out the process and benefits of design review …

Malcolm Dare Executive Director National Highways Bridge House 1 Walnut Tree Close Guildford Surrey GU1 4LZ 12th May 2023 Significant Risk: Strategic Direction Update Hello, On the 14th February, I wrote out to you all asking for your commitment and informing you of the new strategic direction on Significant Risk Education, and I invited you to attend a webinar on the 22nd March hosted by National Highways on behalf of the Supply Chain Safety Leadership Group (SCSLG). I am writing to thank those…

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