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Back Published 04 November 2024 Press Release Motorists in the South West are set to enjoy smoother journeys after National Highways’ A303 Sparkford to Ilchester upgrade opened to traffic today (Monday 4th November). The multi-million-pound scheme in Somerset has involved upgrading a 3.5-mile section of single carriageway to a dual carriageway, which will help to promote economic growth, improve journey times, and increase safety by unlocking a major bottleneck in the county. The new secti…

A tool to calculate carbon emissions for operational, construction and maintenance activities undertaken on behalf of National Highways. We’ve published our Net Zero Plans for 2030, 2040 and 2050. To meet the target for 2040 under maintenance and construction, we're dedicated to achieving the target set for Performance Indicator 4.5, which relates to reducing supply chain carbon emissions. To meet this target, suppliers must report on the carbon associated with activities undertaken on our beh…

Our Health Safety and Wellbeing Director Melanie Clarke hosts bi-monthly webinars exploring Health Safety and Wellbeing across our industry. This is an opportunity to share best practice and innovation with us and our supply chain partners. Our key aims for the webinars are to: promote the continual improvement of health safety and wellbeing performance across our industry provide opportunities for collaboration build engagement gain insight Webinar dates Throughout 2025 we will be holdi…

Published 14 May 2025 Skanska’s Bentley Works is a key hub for cementation, steel fabrication and ground engineering In this section Share this article A recent event at Skanska’s Bentley Works facility in Doncaster showcased how the site and local staff will play a key role in delivering the Lower Thames Crossing, one of the country’s most important transport projects. Skanska’s Bentley Works is a key hub for cementation, steel fabrication and ground engineering, and the visit provided an…

In this section On this page: Foreword Introduction Our first Social Value Plan Economic prosperity Environmental improvement Community wellbeing Equality, diversity and inclusion Recognising social value 2023-24 activity Foreword Here at National Highways, we believe that connecting people builds communities, creates opportunities and helps the nation thrive. Our network is a vital part of everyday life, and crucial to the UK economy. We define social value as the benefits that we,…

One of a package of schemes to reduce congestion along the South Coast. Start date 2024-25 End date Road Period 3 (2025-2030) Cost £20 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 12 August 2024 Scheme to end Following the Chancellor’s announcement that the A27 schemes will not be taken forward, we are developing our plans for bringing this project to a close. 23 February 2024 Consultation Report Publication Thank you to everyone who shared their views on our proposals t…

South of Barrhead, the unusual concrete viaduct is one of the largest monuments remaining from the former railway branch. It now offers a safe route for school children to get to and from home. We’ve secured its safe future use with over 240 separate repairs. Share this article Location: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire Contractor: Balfour Beatty Open to the public? Yes Completion: Summer 2023 History The Paisley and Barrhead District Railway was a railway in Scotland that ran between the town…

Part 7 Annex 7.8.1 Hot debrief process Annex 7.8.1 Framework for debriefs Version 1 Amend. 8 Issue Jul 09 A7.8.1-1 Part 7 Annex 7.8.2 Hot debrief process Annex 7.8.2 Hot debrief process Version 1 Amend. 8 Issue Jul 09 A7.8.2-1 Part 7 Annex 7.8.3 Cold debrief initiation process Annex 7.8.3 Cold debrief initiation process Go to Annex 7.8.4 Cold Debrief Incident closed ‘Walkthrough’ Agenda APT Hot debrief occurs Ensure attendants under SP/TOS ar e advised control. Inform accordingly. APM APT SP/TOS…

Technology is rapidly influencing the transport sector. We know we need to keep innovating to improve experiences on the road, while getting people where they need to be, safely and reliably. Through this fund, we’re constantly exploring new ways to improve safety and journeys, connect the country and drive the economy.  In recent years, we’ve worked with external partners who can help us to realise this vision. We're not currently taking on funding applications from external partners, but we'…

Share this article More than two dozen research fellows and doctoral students work in partnership with us. Their research spans a range of engineering topics. Here, some of our research fellows and doctoral students explain how their work helps us contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals. Dr Jinying Xu Dr. Jinying Xu is a research fellow at the University of Cambridge. The title of Dr Xu's research is: Data science and advanced technologies for carbon …