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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…

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) CA-2022-001066 ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE KING’S BENCH DIVISION Bennathan J [2022] EWHC 1105 (QB) B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Appellant -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 MOTO…

National Highways has committed to deliver a suite of safety improvements along the A21 route corridor from Sevenoaks to Hastings. We have brought forward this package of works in recognition of the safety improvements they will make to the travelling public and local communities. Start date December 2020 End date Spring 2025 Cost Estimated £20m Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 17 July 2025 Road closure We’re working overnight (8pm to 6am) between Flimwell and Cooper's …

The A52 is an important route through the heart of the East Midlands. We’re investing in improvements that will make this route faster, safer and more reliable for people and businesses. Overview Documents Where we're working in Nottingham Here are our A52 improvements in and around Nottingham. How we'll work To work safely, we’ll need a mixture of lane and road closures. We'll also need some weekend closures. We'll work at the least busy times of the day or week to minimise disruption. …

Hole Farm is a new 100-hectare multi-purpose woodland, sitting alongside the M25 at the northern end of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing In this section Hole Farm will include facilities for the local community such as: Café and WC facilities: providing a welcoming space for visitors to enjoy refreshments. All Abilities Loop and Network of Paths: including a fully accessible loop designed for people of all abilities. Visitors’ Car Park with EV charging provision: Offering convenient acces…

Back Published 18 September 2024 Press Release When a tired old road sign disappeared from the spot where it had sat for almost 50 years on the M6 it sparked a social media buzz. Despite the many thousands of signs that National Highways has on its road network, the information sign for Keele Services in north Staffordshire was unusual in that it was in the central reservation and is believed to be one of the oldest signs of its kind on the network, dating back to the mid-1970s. With so ma…

Back Published 28 January 2025 Press Release National Highways’ teams have been helping local communities with two new year projects in Devon and Cornwall. Through its Social Value funding stream, the company is investing in a number of community projects in the South West, and the latest initiatives have seen project teams volunteering close to the M5 and A30. Following funding for a sensory garden at Nansledan Primary School near Newquay, National Highways and Costain volunteers from the…

Microplastics and Contaminants of Concern in the Strategic Road Network Specialist Professional & Technical Services 2 (SPaTS 2) (April 2023) Microplastics and Contaminants of Concern in the Strategic Road Network Reference Number: T0051 Client Name: National Highways This document has been issued and amended as follows: Version Date Description Created by Verified by Approved by V1.0 27/01/2023 Draft for client H Gibbs, J M Blackmore B Cox review Brammer V2.0 22/02/2023 Draft final H Gibbs, J M…

National Highways Connecting the Country S01E04 SPEAKERS Malcolm Dare, Mark Round, Bill Hill, Jim Wildman, Nicola Bell, Mark Corbin, Nick Harris, Claudia Davidson Mark Round 00:00 Hello and welcome to connecting the country, a series of podcasts that explores the future of England's strategic road network, making it safer and more reliable. And we'll be doing this by talking to the people who make those possibilities a reality. I'm Mark round. Jim Wildman 00:15 And I'm Jim Wildman, and we're you…

Guidance Definition of Asset Management Responsibilities: Bridges and Structures Department for Transport/ADEPT/UKRLG/National Highways Date of issue: February 2022 Managing Network Occupancy Policy – Boundaries on Structures Notice This document and its contents have been prepared and are intended solely for information of the Department for Transport and use in relation to the Definitions of Asset Management Responsibilities: Bridges and Structures. This document has 28 pages including the cov…