Search

This powerful landmark stands as a testament to the golden era of Victorian railway engineering. Owned by National Highways and leased to Sustrans on a long-term basis, it now offers walkers and cyclists stunning views of the surrounding hills and countryside as part of a winding network of…

Back Published 01 August 2024 Press Release Millions of people are seeing a smoother summer getaway this year thanks to National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade, which opened ahead of the school holidays. The multi-million-pound improvement scheme, and critical road for the South West and Cornwall, saw the dualling of an 8.7-mile section of single carriageway, helpin…

Society relies on our road network for work journeys and home deliveries, visits to friends and family, holidays and the goods and services we all depend on. Society relies on our road network for work journeys and home deliveries, visits to friends and family, holidays, and the goods and services we all depend on.  As technology and travel evolves, this fund is helping us look beyond road journ…

Back Published 24 October 2024 Press Release Six massive steel beams, each weighing 130 tonnes and measuring 37 metres in length, will be installed to form the new Roxton Road bridge as part of the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements. National Highways will close the A421 in Bedfordshire over the first two weekends of November to install six massive steel beams for the new R…

Back Published 12 February 2025 Press Release National Highways is helping to keep the traditional landscape of the Cotswolds alive thanks to one of its major projects The government-owned company is currently working on the A417 Missing Link scheme, creating 5.5kms of new dual carriageway between Gloucester and Cirencester. Along the route, the team are painstakingly building 7.5km…

Back Published 06 January 2025 Press Release News The television series focuses on archaeological finds over the last year and begins its twelfth series tomorrow with a look at a Roman stone coffin. Due to be broadcast at 8pm on BBC2, and presented by Professor Alice Roberts, the series opener features the story of an enormous hand carved stone coffin that had laid undisturbed since its buri…

We’re increasing the current two lanes of the A1 in each direction to three lanes between Scotswood and North Brunton. Start date March 2020 End date November 2022 Cost £100 million to £120 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 14 November 2022 Minister celebrates successful scheme opening Roads Minister, Richard Holden, visited the region last week and officially mark…

Apprenticeships Find a job Would you like to be at the centre of operating, maintaining and improving one of the most advanced road networks in the world?   It takes all kinds of people in all kinds of jobs to keep our roads moving and build better for the future. Whatever your age, whatever your…

This privacy notice sits beneath our top level privacy notice and provides information about how personal data is used with regards to CCTV operated on the motorways and major roads of England (commonly known as the Strategic Road Network) by Costain Group PLC on behalf of National Highways Ltd. Please see the main privacy statement for details on your rights and who to contact about use…

Lower Thames Crossing Tackling congestion and unlocking growth. The Lower Thames Crossing is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames.  The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give …