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Our team of engineers uses well-established methods to maintain the Historical Railways Estate, including yearly inspections of all structures. This allows them to plan work well in advance and ensure that the most critical tasks are prioritised. Types of issues we deal with Here are some of the main problems we look after with each of the main structure types.   1 / 6 Underbridges Underbridges carry the railway over something, such as a path, road, river or another railway. Underbridges …

We’re carrying out essential maintenance work on M11. This will ensure the M11 will continue to remain in a safe and serviceable condition. Start date June 2022 End date Winter 2024 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 10 February 2025 Junction 8 and A120 entry slip road LED light upgrades We are upgrading streetlights to more energy efficient LED lighting at junction 8 of the M11 and the A120 fast link exit slip road near Stansted Airport and Bishops Stortford / B…

Improvements to the slip roads and junction approaches at the M2 junction 5. Start date Autumn 2021 End date 2025 Cost £50-£100 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 04 February 2025 We've completed our project We've completed our M2 junction 5 improvements scheme in Sittingbourne, Kent. Key features of the scheme include: The Stockbury Flyover The project's centrepiece. Nearly a mile long, the flyover allows traffic to bypass the previously heavily-congested Stoc…

The latest news from the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project In this section We've hit the halfway mark – October 2025 We're celebrating the halfway point in A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet construction improvements. This major milestone will improve daily journeys for thousands of road users. Construction progress at Black Cat Roundabout Since late 2023, we've made great progress on the 10-mile Bedfordshire-Cambridgeshire dual carriageway. This includes major work at key locations su…

Smart motorways Emergency area width review – summary report Emergency area width review - summary report 1. Introduction The 2020 Smart motorway evidence stocktake sought to gather the facts on smart motorway safety and set out an Action Plan to ensure smart motorways are as safe as possible. The Action Plan included the following action relating to emergency area widths: ‘DfT has heard concerns about the width of some existing emergency areas where it is less than the current 15-foot-wide [4.6…

HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK MANAGEMENT MANUAL PART 10 – PROGRAMME PLANNING & SCHEME DEVELOPMENT CONTENTS Chapter Page No. 10.1 Programme Development 10.1-1 10.1.1 Introduction 10.1.2 Guidance Documentation 10.2 Scheme Development 10.2-1 10.2.1 Introduction 10.2.2 Objectives of Schemes 10.2.3 Technical Guidance Documents 10.2.4 Scheme Appraisal 10.2.5 Value Management 10.2.6 Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) 10.3 Area Safety Action Plans 10.3-1 10.3.1 Introduction 10.3.2 Requirements 10.3.3 Avai…

Lean Visual Management Major Projects Minimum Standard V1.1 August 2020 Version Control Version Date Owner Review Date Comments 3 May 20 Stephen Greenhalgh 3 May 21 3 Sep 20 Stephen Greenhalgh 3 Sep 21 Name: David Bray Date: 3 May 20 Signature: Comments: Revision date Summary of Changes Approved by 3 Sep 20 Minor clarifications Stephen Greenhalgh 2 Version Control Major Projects Highways England Approver Contents 1. Purpose of the standard 4 2. Benefits of Lean Visual Management 5 3. What is Lea…

A5-M1 Dunstable Northern Bypass One-year post-opening project evaluation 05 April 2022 A5-M1 Dunstable Northern Bypass one-year after post-opening project evaluation While National Highways has made every effort to ensure the information in this document is accurate, National Highways does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of that information; and it cannot accept liability for any loss or damages of any kind resulting from reliance on the information or guidance this docume…

HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK MANAGEMENT MANUAL PART 8 - BETTER INFORMATION FOR ROAD USERS CONTENTS Chapter Page No. General 8.1-1 Introduction Information to Road Users Toolkit Version 1 Amend. 8 Issue July 09 Part 8 Chapter 8.1 Better Information for Road Users General Introduction The Highways Agency Corporate Plan ‘Customers First’1 sets out the Highways Agency’s vision for the next five years and beyond for providing a continuously improving service to all of the Highways Agency’s customers. Buil…

A19 / A1058 Coast Road junction improvement Three-year post-opening project evaluation 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 taken in the preparation of this document, it cannot be guaranteed that it is free of every potential error. In the absence of formal contractual agreement to the contrary, neither National…