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We're committed to playing our part in nature recovery now and in the years to come. Share this article Roads get us where we need to go and connect the country. However, roads too often create barriers for nature - severing habitats and species.  In 2020, we set out to halt the decline of biodiversity across our activities by 2025. We're proud to have met this challenging commitment to ‘no net loss’. In doing so, we've become one of the country's leading biodiversity champions in terms of…

Authorities Bundle Index Case No (1) QB-2021-003576 (2) QB-2021-003626 and (3) QB-2021- 003737 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)MR ALEXANDER RODGER AND 138…

Engineer Colin McNicol shares how close collaboration was the key to getting the right safety solution at one of our HRE bridges in Kilmarnock. Share this article Published 07 Dec 2023 I joined the Historical Railways Estate (HRE) in late 2020, I’m lucky to visit different parts of the country, appreciating and helping to preserve some of the nation’s finest examples of former railway structures. I’m also very fortunate that the region I look after – northern England and Scotland – contains …

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 Ongoing works Ecological Mitigation: Habitat creation & enhancement works, land East of Thong Lane, read more. Ground Investigation Surveys and Ecological Mitigation: On land adjacent to Station Road and Low Street Lane, Green Lane and Long Lane, read more. What will you see? We need to carry out a number of different types of surveys, inclu…

BE16 (01/22) VEHICLE DETAILS for abnormal load movements authorised by Special Order You must send this form in at least 8 weeks before the date of your proposed first movement. (Photocopies of this form are acceptable) Part A – General 1. Name, address & postcode of haulier: ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________ Operator's Licence No:___________…

These services only give information about roads we manage in England. Find out more information about the roads we manage, and who else is responsible for roads in the United Kingdom. Mobile traffic website Our mobile traffic website has been updated and optimised for use on all mobile platforms and tablets, providing regular updates about the status of our road network and providing the best possible experience to users accessing our information on smaller screens. Find our mobile site at …

The Strategic Road Network (SRN) is vital to the UK economy. It's at the core of the national transport system, connecting towns and cities, people and businesses, goods and markets. By understanding our role in the economy, we can prioritise our activities. This will help us drive UK productivity through current and future Roads Investment Strategies (RIS). Economic Role of National Highways - An Overview PDF, 31559Kb Our economic narrative is split into 4 key roles: Role 1: Resilient, rel…

We're improving the A245 along with the Painshill roundabout and Seven Hills Road junction. In this section Our improvements We're making these changes to improve your journeys by: adding an extra third lane on the A245 westbound approaching Seven Hills Road junction from the roundabout creating an extra lane for eastbound traffic entering Painshill roundabout adjusting traffic lights at Seven Hills Road to improve traffic flow and turning options installing new pedestrian crossings at th…

In this section Active travel is important to us Our customers include everybody walking, cycling and horse-riding along or across our Strategic Road Network. We encourage healthy and sustainable travel through the routes we maintain and facilities we deliver. Depending on who you are, this could mean: low carbon journeys to jobs and services leisure trips on the many National Cycle Network routes crossing our network. In this roads period (2020-2025), we've invested over £80m from our De…

Find out more about our scheme and the benefits it’ll bring In this section The A1, A421, and A428 around Black Cat roundabout (Bedfordshire) and Caxton Gibbet roundabout (Cambridgeshire) are well known for heavy traffic and frequent delays. Our scheme will provide a new 10-mile dual carriageway and upgrades to Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet junctions. This means quicker, safer and more reliable journeys for thousands of road users every day. The new dual carriageway will replace the only stre…