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This page is intended to guide you towards safer recovery practices built up from many years of operating motorways, and the collaborative work we've done. Perhaps the most important piece of this advice is that you as a vehicle recovery operator are never expected to work in a live lane on a motorway and we at National Highways have procedures in place to make sure you never have to do so. We w…

We’ll be resurfacing, upgrading lights and refreshing road marking on the A47 between Acle and Beccles Interchange in Gorleston-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth. Start date 27 May 2025 End date November 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 17 July 2025 Change of diversion route - 17 to 18 July (8pm to 6am) We're changing our diversion route for the A47 Acle roundabou…

This scheme will provide an improved link between the M54 and the M6. Currently, there's no direct motorway link from the M54 to the M6 north. This means high volumes of both long distance and local traffic use the local roads to travel this route. Start date TBC End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 20 September 2024 Ongoing Prepara…

Find a job Careers Safety, Passion, Integrity, Ownership, Teamwork Graduate programmes Apprenticeship programmes Working for us ❮ ❯ What does the future of transport look like? That’s up to us.  Everyone who works at National Highways, from those who design our roads to those who patrol them, play a vital part in keeping our customers safe. We have a diverse workforce that reflects the c…

There are a variety of early career opportunities on the A428 We have many opportunities for local people to kick-start their careers via apprenticeships, work placements and graduate programmes. These will be in a wide range of disciplines from site-based roles such as steel fixers and operatives, to office-based ones like quantity surveying and engineering. We’ll also be championing career pr…

In this section Needing to stop, or being forced to stop, in an emergency on a live traffic lane is very rare. It can of course happen on any road but on high-speed roads it is more frightening, and help needs to be at hand quickly.  In March 2020, the Secretary of State for Transport published the Smart motorway evidence stocktake and action plan. The plan committed to implementing a range of m…

Traffic on this busy section of the A1 is congested, especially during peak hours – making journeys unreliable. The number of vehicles using the road will increase with new housing and employment developments planned for the area, so road improvements are needed. Start date July-Sept 2021 End date 2024 - 25 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 27 June 2025 Overnight c…

Data Lab Data drives       We’re opening up our data for all, through five new data services. These data services are available as application processing interfaces (APIs), and share data on Road and Lane Closures, Digital Variable Message Signs, Road Limits and Features, Diversion Routes and Speed Managed Areas. Whether you’re a developer, engineer or an innovator seeking to shape the future …

Upgrading junction 28 of the M25 between the M25 and the A12 in Essex. Start date 2022 End date 2025 Cost £140 million to £170 million Latest updates Overview Documents Stick to our diversions to avoid ULEZ fees We plan our road road closures with Transport for London (TFL). Together, we make sure ULEZ cameras don't operate on our signed diversion routes. If you don't use our official si…

The following policy relates to claims where National Highways seeks to recover monies from a third party in respect of damage caused to the SRN. These are known as 'Green Claims'. Introduction 1.1 The Highways Act, 1980 (‘the Act’), is UK’s primary legislation to deal with the management and operation of the road network in England and Wales. As England’s highways authority for the Strategic Ro…