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Back Published 30 September 2024 Press Release A National Highways project team recently welcomed a group of military students to a tour of one of our major schemes as part of an initiative to share experience. The engineers of the future were given a tour of the new loop road, slip road and major structures and our Highways specialists explained the challenges of keeping traffic flowing whil…

A11 Fiveways to Thetford dualling Five-year post-opening project evaluation A11 Fiveways to Thetford dualling project five-year post-opening project evaluation Page 1 of 55 This document has been prepared by National Highways with assistance from its consultants (where employed). The document and its accompanying data remain the property of National Highways. While all reasonable care has been tak…

Back Published 18 September 2024 Press Release When a tired old road sign disappeared from the spot where it had sat for almost 50 years on the M6 it sparked a social media buzz. Despite the many thousands of signs that National Highways has on its road network, the information sign for Keele Services in north Staffordshire was unusual in that it was in the central reservation and is believed…

Learning on the road to good design: Case studies Foreword The road to good design One aspect of good design highlighted in the (2018) set out our design examples is the range of other benefits that can be vision and principles generated from multidisciplinary and multifunctional for the strategic road design that makes the most of wider opportunities. network. This first series Although important…

Back Published 03 December 2024 News Press Release One of the most iconic sections of motorway in the country is set to get a significant once-in-a lifetime facelift.    National Highways is planning to replace eight bridge deck structures along the spectacular six-mile section of the M6 through Lune Gorge in Cumbria, between junction 3…

HEAVY LOAD GRID ROUTES Route Category Name 1 C Staffordshire (A500/A34) to Salford (A5063/Ponoma Docks) 2 C Rudheath (A50/B5082) to Birkenhead (Docks) 2A C Lostock Gralam (A556/Manchester Rd R2/2) to M53(12) (Hoole Village R2/6) 3 B Liverpool (M57/A580) to Liverpool (Docks) 6 F Newcastle upon Tyne (A1, Tyne Bridge) to M1 (M1(J19)/M6) 6A C A1/B6267 (Ainderby Quernhow R6/7) to A1/A61 (Baldersby St J…

Back Published 04 December 2024 Press Release Drivers are being warned to allow extra time to travel after the southbound M23 near junction 9 and Gatwick Airport was closed this afternoon for emergency resurfacing work, which is expected to run into the evening. This follows a serious …

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This document and accompanying data have been prepared by National Highways with assistance from its consultants (where employed). The document and its accompanying data remain the property of National Highways. Recipients of this document should not assume that the data is appropriate for their purposes. In the absence of formal contractual agreement to the contrary, National Highways and its con…

M1 SmogStop® Air Quality Barrier Trial Final Report Clients: National Highways and Gramm Barrier Systems Ltd Authors: Dr Andreas Kafizas & Dr Glyn Rhys-Tyler Date: August 18th 2023 Version: 1.3 Status: Final This page is intentionally blank PAGE 2 Record of changes Released to Version Reason for change Date Martyn Gannicott 1.0 Draft final report incorporating July 7th 2023 (National Highways) res…