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2Strategic Design Panel Progress report Contents Foreword 6 Executive summary 10 1. The Panel 13 2. Making progress 17 3. Design vision and principles 22 4. Design review 25 5. Design advice 26 6. Design evaluation 28 7. Key recommendations and forward planning 30 Appendix A – Maintaining an understanding of wider 32 Highways England work and external best practice Cover M5 Devon 3 A120 Essex Fore…

A Step by Step Guide to using GG104 Requirements for Safety Risk Assessment Introduction In meeting its obligations under the Infrastructure Act This step by step guide is intended to support National Highways staff, 2015, National Highways and its suppliers carry out a supplier or third party in documenting the SRA process in accordance vast array of activities1 that can have a real impact on wit…

Research publications can be found listed below within year order. 2024-25 publications Application of biocementation to improve a well-graded granular material against cyclic loading (external link) Automating construction of road digital twin geometry using context and location aware segmentation (external link) Bayesian dynamic modelling for probabilistic prediction of pavement condition (e…

Key requirements for Third Party Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Statement of Requirements 30 April 2025 1. Introduction National Highways is the government owned company which plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A roads, known as the Strategic Road Network (SRN, ‘the network’). We manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, hel…

HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK MANAGEMENT MANUAL PART 4 – TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Chapter Page No. Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual & Notes for Guidance on ‘Safety at 4.1-1 Roadworks’ Introduction Implementation Mobile Works Responsibility for Safety Driver Information Signs at Road works 4.2-1 Introduction General Principles Design of Vehicle Recovery at Road works 4.3-1 Introduction Why have a…

Routine and Winter Service Code Routine and Winter Service Code Electronic (only) versions of this document are available from: http://www.ha-partnernet.org.uk © Crown Copyright 2009 HIGHWAYS AGENCY ROUTINE AND WINTER SERVICE CODE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Part 1 - APPROACH to ROUTINE AND WINTER SERVICE Routine and Winter Service Basis of the Code Health & Safety and Quality Management Part 2 - PERFOR…

A new approach taken for road design and building by cutting construction carbon and restoring nature In this section Share this article Published 10 Jun 2025 New images released by the Lower Thames Crossing project today (Tuesday 10 June) highlight how putting low-carbon construction and natur…

Climate change and the strategic road network Fourth round adaptation reporting power December 2024 Executive summary Climate change is affecting the whole of our society and will have direct impacts on the transport sector. As the government-owned company responsible for building and maintaining the Strategic Road Network, we need to demonstrate how we are addressing the causes of climate change …

In this section We recognise that drivers are concerned about not being able to find a safe place to stop in an emergency. On smart motorways, the hard shoulder is replaced by emergency areas where drivers can stop, if they cannot make it to the nearest motorway service area or exit the motorway. Smart motorways also have a system of additional safety measures which are not in place on convention…

Highways England Strategic Design Panel progress report 1 Contents Foreword 5 Executive summary 9 1. Purpose and governance 13 2. Membership 17 3. Embedding a design led culture 19 in Highways England 4. Adding value to Highways England design 23 guidance and processes 5. Advice on specific schemes 27 6. Advice on Expressways 33 7. Wider championing of good design 35 in roads in England 8. Key rec…