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Jump to section Purpose Why What How Principles Value Get involved Innovation and research strategy "We live in an era of both great opportunity and great challenge for our industry. We see the potential for the greatest changes in vehicles for a century and our customers rightly expect saf…

We’ve made improvements on the M4 between junctions 3 and 12 by adding an additional lane for traffic to help increase capacity and reduce congestion. We’ve also put in place new technology to smooth traffic flows and manage incidents along this stretch. Start date 2018 End date 2022 Cost £848 mi…

This autumn marks a decade since we took over management of the Estate, which is owned by the Department for Transport (DfT). It consists of over 3,000 former railway structures, including tunnels, viaducts, abutments and bridges, and is a reminder of the UK’s industrial past. Many structures date …

Information for those who need to carry out works or divert traffic onto the National Highways strategic road network. Principles of network occupancy Applying for network occupancy Roads we manage and maintain How our regional networks availability teams work Current and planned works Princip…

Climate change and the strategic road network The challenge We must consider how the changing climate will affect our strategic road network - the 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads we manage including bridges, tunnels, drains and earthworks. The latest climate projections for the 2070s i…

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. S…

On behalf of: the Appellant By: Laura Higson No: 1 Exhibit: LH1 Date: 3 November 2022 Court of Appeal Ref: CA-2022-001066 and linked case ref: CA-2022-001105 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE KINGS BENCH DIVISION BETWEEN: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Appel…

Published 13 Sept 2024 Automated cutting machines are revisiting Lancashire roadsides to help wildflowers thrive a year after they were planted in a partnership to support wildlife and biodiversity. Share this article Robots are revisiting Lancashire roadsides to help wildflowers to thrive a yea…

We have a responsibility to protect and enhance the environment around all our road improvement schemes. This is critical to addressing climate change. In this section Biodiversity Road verges can connect severed habitats. With new roads we can provide green corridors for wildlife, connecting fra…

At National Highways, we’re committed to transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), including our chatbot, Highway. We understand the importance of explaining the answers given by AI systems. This statement aims to provide you with an understanding of how Highway ope…