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New decision date set for 23 May 2025 In this section Share this article Published 08 Oct 2024 On Monday 7 October, the Secretary of State for Transport announced a new deadline for Government to make a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application. The new deadline is 23 May 2025. This is to allow the Government more time to consider the application further, including any decisions made as part of the spending review. Full Written Ministerial Statemen…

We manage the strategic road network (SRN) in England, comprising motorways and some A roads. Our road network is essential to the growth, wellbeing and balance of the nation’s economy. The strategic road network (SRN) is arguably the biggest and most important piece of infrastructure in the country. It comprises more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads which are at the core of our national transport system. Its many arteries connect our major towns and cities, ensure commuters mak…

We've launched a design contest to secure the low-carbon future of footbridges. In this section Entries have now closed. The winner will be announced in 2025. We are seeking innovative designs for a low-carbon footbridge that could be used on the Lower Thames Crossing and across the wider road network.    The humble footbridge plays an understated but vital role keeping communities connected, allowing access to green spaces and encouraging active transport. National Highways is responsible …

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 07 December 2022 Press Release Bat boxes, 300m of dead hedging and supplementary feeding and planting are among the innovative measures National Highways is taking to help support a population of nine species of bats that have made their home in Somerset. Bats are fascinating animals – the only true flying mammal. There are 18 species of bats in the UK, with the creatures accounting for more than a quarter of mammal species in the UK and around 20% of all mammal species world…

Road maintenance work taking place in the East region. Overview Documents Read about the latest road maintenance work in the east in the 'Project information area' below. Project information View a maintenance scheme You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in the East below: A1 Stibbington to Water Newton, Cambridgeshire - 1 September to end November 2025 In late 2024 the culvert supporting the A1 over Billing Brook at Water Newton near Peterborough was damag…

On this page Introduction Corporate emissions Maintenance and construction emissions Road user emissions Enabling actions Our data improvement journey Our data reporting requirements Introduction Our 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets are the driving force behind Net Zero highways. We have used the commitments to shape our actions and provide an indicator of progress. In September 2023, following our second year of delivery, we published our progress report, detailing our position against the …

Once part of the Marefield Junction to Leicester Belgrave Road, the bridge opened to rail traffic at the same time as Belgrave Road station in 1882 and was used primarily to transport iron ore. Share this article Location: Ulverscroft Road, Leicester Status: Completed History Leicester Belgrave Road was the Great Northern Railway terminus in Leicester, England. The main services were to Peterborough and Grantham. The line closed in 1962 and the area has changed significantly since then. (B…

We rely on information to make decisions. We want our information to be trusted. In this section By assessing how well National Highways and its suppliers manage information (in line with its policy, requirements and specifications), National Highways assures its stakeholders that it is using their information appropriately This also helps National Highways understand any risks and improvements that need to be made. Requirement This requirement covers tier 1 and tier 2 levels of assurance, …

How to notify police, highway and structures authorities of abnormal load movements online In this section Abnormal loads An abnormal load is a vehicle that has any of the following: a weight of more than 44,000kg an axle load of more than 10,000kg for a single non-driving axle and 11,500kg for a single driving axle a width of more than 2.9 metres a rigid length of more than 18.65 metres Other measurements may apply if you’re transporting a load abroad. If you’re responsible for transpo…