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Back Published 23 September 2024 Press Release It will be a case of all hands on deck for the next phase of a £23 million National Highways project to replace a motorway bridge. For the main bridge deck, on which vehicles run, and supporting structures at either side of the St Anne’s Road bridge in Denton, Greater Manchester, are to be demolished. The ageing bridge crosses the M67 and needs to be replaced. A three-year project to do that began in January last year. Work has progressed wel…

Asset management is our core business; it's the service we provide to maintain, operate and enhance England’s strategic road network, safely, reliably and effectively for all our customers – making a real difference. We manage 4,300 miles of road, over 20,000 structures, 12 road tunnels, as well as drainage, earthworks and technology equipment. Our customers rely on our roads to travel 95 billion miles every year, and our work helps unlock housing and employment sites across the country. Asset …

This bridge lies on the former Bridport to Maiden Newton line, the last broad gauge line to be constructed in Dorset. Share this article Location: Toller Porcorum, Dorset Status: Seeking ministerial approval to remove  History The Bridport railway was a branch line linking Bridport with the mainline at Maiden Newton. It opened on 12 November 1857 after two years of construction, being the last broad gauge railway to be built in Dorset. The Beeching Report recommended the line’s closure due…

A556 Knutsford to Bowdon improvement One-year post-opening project evaluation ERROR! UNKNOWN DOCUMENT PROPERTY NAME. A556 Knutsford to Bowdon improvement One-year post-opening project evaluation While National Highways has made every effort to ensure the information in this document is accurate, National Highways does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of that information; and it cannot accept liability for any loss or damages of any kind resulting from reliance on the inform…

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 …

We are the highway, traffic and street authority for England’s motorways and certain major A-roads known as the strategic road network (SRN). We’re a government-owned, arm’s-length company delivering and contributing to the government’s long-term plan for the Strategic Road NetworkRN. We were established under the Infrastructure Act 2015, and appointed and licensed as a strategic highways company by the Secretary of State for Transport on 1 April 2015.   Our performance is monitored by the Off…

Published 24 Jan 2024 The importance of embracing new autonomous technology has been highlighted by current and former traffic management workers who say the innovations are helping to keep them safe. Share this article It comes as Road Safety Week launches today (Monday 14 Nov), with the spotlight on the theme of ‘Safer Roads for All’. We believe nobody should come to harm while travelling or working on our roads and are therefore investing in connected and autonomous plant innovations whi…

Introduction Support National Highways to achieve the Net-Zero Highways Plan commitment to plant an additional 3 million trees by 2030. National Highways has secured a supply of UK native trees grown peat free from a variety of seeds of UK provenance, please see Annex 1. The seeds will be grown to 2-year, bare root whips of 450-900mm in size. The first 600k whips will be ready to leave the nurseries for planting from October 2024, and then 600k every year thereafter until 2029. National Highways…

ESDAL haulier user guide, code of practice for lighting and marking abnormal loads and guidance on moving abnormal loads by water In this section In this section: ESDAL haulier user guide Lighting and marking for abnormal loads Moving abnormal loads by water Preferred routes for high and heavy abnormal load movements Suggest a new route Location of abnormal load laybys More guidance from other government departments Includes: taking an abnormal load abroad using abnormally large or h…

Community hub Find out what’s happening in your local community and how you can take advantage of all the benefits the scheme has to offer We want to build and operate the Lower Thames Crossing in a way that reduces the impact and brings the most benefit to the local area. Explore our interactive map and view work and road closures near you Our interactive map will show you our proposals for the crossing, highlighting the benefits it will deliver for local communities, road users, pedestrian…