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Driving safely: understanding Red X signals Have you noticed the Red X signal when driving on motorways? It’s there for your safety and it’s illegal to ignore it. The Red X sign is key to supporting safety on motorways. It tells you when a lane is closed, helping any drivers and their passengers who may have got into difficulty. It also provides a safe place to work for the emergency service…

We’re improving a section of the A63 Castle Street in Hull. Start date March 2020 End date 2026 Cost £355 million Latest updates Overview Documents View our diversions to find out how to get to local businesses. Latest updates 30 July 2025 Update on overnight closures – August 2025 We’ve successfully completed the most complex concrete pours required to form the base of the underpass, m…

We are carrying out works across Essex, Thurrock, and Kent, to help us design the Lower Thames Crossing and the way we will build it In this section What will you see? We need to carry out a number of different types of surveys, including ground penetrating radar (GPR), trial trenching for archaeology and utilities, various types of boreholes and assessments of existing structures. Most of the…

Adding more places to stop in an emergency In this section What's happening At National Highways safety is our top priority.  We have listened to drivers' concerns about being able to find a safe place to stop in an emergency on all lane running smart motorways and have delivered a programme to create additional emergency areas on sections of all lane running (ALR) motorway across the country.…

HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK MANAGEMENT MANUAL PART 11 – ADMINISTRATION CONTENTS Chapter Page No. 11.1 Claims for Damage to the Highways Agency’s Road Network [Green Claims] 11.1-1 11.1.1 Introduction 11.1.2 Requirements for Maintaining Agents 11.1.3 Requirements for Managing Agents 11.1.4 Requirements for Managing Agent Contract Contractors 11.1.5 Requirements for Enhanced Managing Agent Contract Cont…

Share this article More than two dozen research fellows and doctoral students work in partnership with us. Their research spans a range of engineering topics. Here, some of our research fellows and doctoral students explain how their work helps us contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals. Dr Jinying Xu Dr. Jinying Xu is a research fellow at the University …

The latest news from the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project In this section New Roxton link road opens to traffic - June 2025 On Tuesday 24 June 2025, we opened a new local road that will improve safety and connectivity for local residents and communities. It marks a key milestone for our scheme. The new Baron Way and Dove Farm Lane link Roxton Road and The Lane in Wyboston. This provides…

National Highways have a commitment to use local SMEs from within 20 miles of the project In this section Share this article Published 20 Mar 2024 National Highways and its Delivery Partner Balfour Beatty, hosted a supply chain networking event for local small and medium-sized enterprises to prepare them to bid for work on the Hole Farm Community Woodland. The event gave them an insight into…

South of Barrhead, the unusual concrete viaduct is one of the largest monuments remaining from the former railway branch. It now offers a safe route for school children to get to and from home. We’ve secured its safe future use with over 240 separate repairs. Share this article Location: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire Contractor: Balfour Beatty Open to the public? Yes Completion: Summer 2023 Hi…

We’re restoring the historic Luffness Mains and Fenton Bridges near North Berwick, Scotland, to make them safe and ready for long-term use by the community. Share this article Location: North Berwick, East Lothian Contractor: Balfour Beatty Status: In planning What is the project? This project initially involved refurbishing both metal and stone parts of the Luffness Mains and Fenton Bridges…