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Research and innovation will help us deliver our net zero targets Share this article Over this week, we’ve shown: some of the innovations that will put roads at the heart of a net zero Britain the creativity, hard work and partnerships that are making it happen Lower carbon materials Asphalt is one of the key materials we use. It's used for road surfacing on over 96% of our network. Asphalt…

Immersion Lab Experience brought to life  We’re opening up our data for all, through five new data services. These data services are available as application processing interfaces (APIs), and share data on road and lane closures, digital variable message signs, road limits and features, diversion routes and speed managed areas. Whether you’re a developer, engineer or an innovator seeking to sh…

We are upgrading dynamic hard shoulder motorways – starting with the central reservation barriers Start date April 2022 End date Autumn 2023 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 26 October 2023 Main work completed - Autumn 2023 Our main work on the M62 junctions 25 to …

Guidance for the National Highways supply chain to determine the extent to which your organisation has adopted Lean principles. In this section At National Highways we have a driven purpose to give value to our customers. To help achieve our targets we use Lean to identify ways of improving our delivery and performance. We've been using Lean since 2009 and it's applicable to every part of the b…

Insights Lab Future thinking We’re opening up our data for all, through five new data services. These data services are available as application processing interfaces (APIs), and share data on road and lane closures, digital variable message signs, road limits and features, diversion routes and speed managed areas. Whether you’re a developer, engineer or an innovator seeking to shape the future…

Our partners and contractors help us ensure our road network is safe, efficient and meets the needs of road users National Highways Industry Awards 2024 We're proud to announce the winners of our 2024 Awards. Find out who won What's on - events and workshops Find out about upcoming events that we're hosting and attending. Design, standards a…

Our suppliers are critical to our success as a business and how we deliver safe and reliable journeys for our road users. Find out how to access supplier opportunities here. The type of the work undertaken by our supply chain is extremely diverse. It ranges from investment planning, through the life-cycle of solution design and construction, into operating and maintaining the network and beyond i…

Strategic Design Panel progress report 5 Good road design: Contents Strategic Design Panel progress report 5 – November 2022 makes roads safe and useful Foreword 6 is inclusive Executive summary 8 makes roads understandable 1. The Strategic Design Panel 10 fits in context 2. Making progress 14 is restrained 3. Design review 18 4. Panel review 24 is environmentally sustainable 5. Design champions 2…

Guide to Road Safety Route Treatments March 2025 Decimal Star Ratings . 20 How are stakeholders engaged? . 42 Contents ViDA . 21 Stakeholder discussions . 44 Part 1 Route Review Tool . 21 iRAP’s role in road safety route Part 2 Glossary . 3 treatments . 22 Foreword . 4 Training . 22 Road Safety Route Treatments . 46 Introduction . 6 General . 46 General . 6 Development of a road safety route treat…

We use traffic cameras to assist with the management of traffic on the motorway and trunk road network in England National Highways and traffic cameras We own almost 4000 traffic cameras which have been used to assist with the management of traffic on the trunk road and motorway network in England…