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Contact us if you have a product that you believe can help with our key themes and challenges Connecting with us Our suppliers are critical to our success as a business and how we deliver safe and reliable journeys for our road users. There are two ways to secure work with us: Indirectly through a first-tier supplier working on behalf of National Highways as part of their extended supply chain Directly through a contract with National Highways We're also working hard to support government …

We're creating a new road between Switch Island and Princess Way to improve access to the Port of Liverpool and bypass the existing A5036. Start date 2020-25 End date Roads period 3 (2025-2030) Cost £163 million to £335 million Latest updates Overview Documents Following the Government’s budget announcement on the 30 October 2024, the A5036 Princess Way scheme has been cancelled. The scheme was identified as having poor value for money and limited economic benefits for the region.   It’s…

Published 29 Jan 2025 The Chancellor of the Exchequer sets out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing In this section Share this article   Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves   Today (Wednesday 29 January) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, set out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing. She said: “We will work with a private sector to deliver the infrastructure that our country desperately needs. This include…

Jump to section Home Winners National Highways Industry Awards   We're pleased and proud to announce the winners of our 2024 National Highways Industry Awards. To the winners - congratulations. You represent the very best of successful collaboration between us and our supply chain.  Thanks to all of you who joined us to celebrate the winners at our award ceremony – and a very big thank you to everyone who entered the competition.   And the winners are... Safety Categories Winners in …

Widening the A31 to three lanes at Ringwood, between the A31 junction for Ringwood town centre, the B3347 Mansfield Road and the B3081 Verwood Underpass. Start date 2020-21 End date November 2022 Cost £25 to 30 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 15 December 2022 Open for traffic Our work to widen the A31 and replace the bridges over the River Avon and Bickerley Millstream has now finished and the A31 and slip roads at Ringwood and Verwood opened for traffic on Wed…

Our 2050 vision is that the Strategic Road Network (SRN) is part of a seamlessly-integrated transport system. This will meet our customers’ needs by connecting the country safely and reliably, delivering economic prosperity, social value and a thriving environment. Connecting the country will inform our investment planning for each future Road Period toward 2050. This long-term strategy is based on an analysis of available evidence to understand both historic and future trends. We've grouped t…

Find out more about who are are and our partners In this section We are National Highways We're the government company which plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A-roads, known as the strategic road network (SRN). We help our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys.  The Lower Thames Crossing is our most ambitious scheme in 35 years. So we are building a world class team to deliver it in a way that brings the most benefit to road user…

Published 23 Oct 2024 Highways UK, which took place at the NEC, Birmingham this October, saw more than 375 exhibitors showcasing new ways of thinking and novel partnerships to generate solutions in our sector. Share this article The exhibition attracts an average of 10,000 supply chain and industry experts over two days. The show is the centrepiece of our annual exhibition calendar and our stand is an important part of the exhibition. Our National Highways Theatre also hosted a variety of …

Graduate programmes Find a job Your future starts with us! There’s never been a better time to start your journey with us.     Home Job types Career programmes Recruitment journey Our graduate programmes are for individuals who've gained a degree and are ready to start a journey with us for a three-year structured training programme. Depending on the programme, you'll gain hands-on experience which may include:​ six-monthly rotations to give you experience in your chosen specialism ​ …

We work with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders to create and maintain a world class road network. Partners  Our partners include:  individuals and groups who have land near our network, rely on our network, or represent groups that use our roads   academic and research organisations that develop and pilot new techniques and innovations   transport providers  local authorities  Some of our key collaborators are our shareholder, the two independent bodies that hold us to accoun…