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HIGH LOAD GRID ROUTES Route Category Name 13A 18' Wansford (R26 A1/A47) to Stoke on Trent (A50/A520) 13B 20' Stoke on Trent (A50/A520) to Birkenhead (Dock) 16B 20' North Somerset (A369) to South Gloucestershire (A4/A4174) 16 20' Slough (A332/A4) to Avonmouth (Docks) 18A 18' Derby (R13 A5111/A6) to South Yorkshire (A621) 18C 20' Almondbury (A629/A642) to Harewood (R20 A61/A659) 20 20' York (A59/A1237) to Preston (Docks) 22 20' Newark upon Trent (R26 A616/A46) to Immingham (Docks) 23A 20' Avonmout…

Benefits of the Lower Thames Crossing The new road crossing will improve journeys and unlock growth Quicker, safer and more reliable journeys The Lower Thames Crossing would: Tackle congestion by taking over 10 million vehicles away every year from Dartford and free up almost a full lane of traffic Almost double road capacity across the Thames East of London with three new lanes in each direction Improve journey times – 30% better at Dartford and 46% better between Tilbury and Medway Crea…

Through our competitions, we unlock the knowledge to transform our road network in the future. We run targeted research and innovation competitions to help us solve some of our challenges. We'll publish details of current competitions on this page. If you think you have a potential solution, we welcome your application.   Latest competitions National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accelerator We’re working with Connected Places Catapult to launch a new innovation competition to help p…

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION BEFORE: MR JUSTICE BENNATHAN Claim No: QB-2021-003576, QB-2021-003626, QB-2021-003737 B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant -and- (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 P…

N244 Application notice Name of court Claim no. High Court of Justice QB-2021-003576 For help in completing this form please read King’s Bench Division the notes for guidance form N244 Notes. Fee account no. Help with Fees – Ref. no. (if applicable) (if applicable) Find out how HM Courts and Tribunals Service PBA:0087960 uses personal information you give them when you H W F - - fill in a form: Warrant no. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm- (if applicable) courts-and-tribunals-servi…

Claim No: QB-2021-003626 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Before: Mr Justice Cavanagh On: 24 September 2021 B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant -and- (1) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE INTERFERING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO OR OFF OR ALONG THE A2, A20 AND A2070 TRUNK ROADS AND M2 AND M20 MOTORWAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTESTING Defendants ORDER PENAL NOTICE IF YOU THE WITHIN NAMED DEFENDANTS OR ANY OF YOU DISOBEY THI…

Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government has taken the decision to cancel the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme. Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 01 August 2025 A47 Wansford - cancellation We recognise this may be disappointing news, but we remain committed to improving and enhancing the A47 corridor through our existing schemes, which will see improved journey times, reduce congestion and boost economic growth within the …

Back Published 10 December 2024 Press Release Drivers are advised the M20 will be closed between Maidstone and Ashford overnight on Sunday 15 December to allow the Operation Brock contraflow to be deployed. The contraflow system is being deployed on a 13-mile section of the M20 between junctions 8 Maidstone and 9 Ashford, ahead of the festive period, due to expected high passenger numbers at the Kent ports.  Operation Brock is part of a series of measures to improve Kent’s resilience and e…

National Highways Carbon Tool Guidance Date: April 2024 Version: 2.6 Confidential National Highways Terms and Definitions Department for Transport document setting out a Road Investment Strategy long term approach to improve England’s (RIS) motorway and all-purpose trunk road network (the ‘strategic road network’). A standard unit for measuring carbon footprints. This expresses the impact of each different greenhouse gas in terms of the amount of Carbon dioxide equivalent carbon dioxide that wou…

Claim No: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Before: Mr Justice Lavender On: 21 September 2021 22.Sep. 2021 B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant -and- (1) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, ENDANGERING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE PREVENTING THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO OR ALONG THE M25 MOTORWAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTESTING Defendants ORDER PENAL NOTICE IF YOU THE WITHIN NAMED DEFENDANTS OR ANY OF YOU DISOBEY THIS ORDER OR INSTRUCT OR ENCOURAGE OTHER…