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Back Published 11 October 2024 Press Release This afternoon the A421 eastbound carriageway, near Marston Moretaine, reopened for the first time since record rainfall forced its closure almost three weeks ago, allowing traffic to return to the road in both directions. Martin Fellows, Regional Director for National Highways in the East Region, welcomed the development and said: “We’re pleased to have the eastbound carriageway of the A421 open again, within 24 hours after seeing westbound traf…

Back Published 21 October 2024 Press Release Drivers are being advised to avoid a section of the M25 as significant disruption is likely to last into the evening as work continues to repair the carriageway following two major incidents. A serious HGV fire was reported shortly after 10pm yesterday (Sunday) between junction 5 near Sevenoaks and junction 6 near Godstone on the clockwise carriageway. Fire crews were at the scene for 10 hours, with the blaze causing major damage to the road sur…

M1 junction 19 improvement project 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 Highways…

On the road to good design: Design review at National Highways Foreword As a leading national infrastructure provider, National Highways is committed to raising the design quality of our network. We set up a dedicated design panel and carry out independent reviews of key schemes and standards to help us achieve this. This is the first overview of design reviews undertaken between the end of 2017 and 2021 for a range of schemes and standards. It sets out the process and benefits of design review …

We’re building additional emergency areas to our all lane running smart motorways in the South East. Start date 2024 End date Spring 2025 Cost £390 million national programme Latest updates Overview Documents The safety and confidence of people travelling on England’s motorways and major A-roads is our highest priority. We’ve been listening to your concerns and have developed a programme to create additional emergency areas on sections of all lane running (ALR) smart motorway across the …

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 measures to help drivers feel safe and be even safer in moving traffic. This included commitments to …

M1 junction 45 improvement One-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 Highways nor its c…

ALLIANCE TOUCHPOINT 29 October 2024 Agenda Time Presenter Topic 10:15 - 10:20 am Tom George Safety moment 10:20 - 10:30 am Mike Grant Alliance update 10:30 - 10:35 am Neal Anderson OU7COME Awards winners 10:35 - 10:50 am Nicola Bell MBE Reflections & Thank you 10:50 - 11:05 am Mike Grant Finishing Strong Plan outline 11:05 - 11:15 am ALT Q&A Safety moment: Tom George Incursions into work areas Head of HSWE Recent incidents – incursions into work area 30/10/2024 Recent incidents – incursions into…

A45/A46 Tollbar End improvement One-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 Highways nor …

Authorities Bundle Index Case No QB-2021-003576 Applicants NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Defendant(s) (1) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING OF, ENDANGERING, OR PREVENTING THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE M25 MOTORWAY, A2 A20 AND A2070 TRUNK ROADS AND M2 AND M20 MOTORWAY, A1(M), A3, A12, A13, A21, A23, A30, A414 AND A3113 TRUNK ROADS AND THE M1, M3, M4, M4 SPUR, M11, M26, M23 AND M40 MOTORWAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTESTING (2) MX CATHERINE RENNIE-NASH AND 9 OTHERS Hearing date 26 April 2024 Party f…