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Our environment team have been busy carrying out a number of specialist surveys to gain a greater understanding of the ecology and heritage in the area. This work is important as it helps us to identify and protect key sensitive features. In this section Over the past few months, our environment team have been busy carrying out a number of specialist surveys to get a better understanding of the ecology, archaeology and ground conditions in the area. This work is important as it helps us to ide…

Form of Notification to Police and to Highways & Bridge Authorities This Form of Notification template is an interactive form designed in Adobe Acrobat Pro to be downloaded from the National Highways website, saved and stored on a local device. It can be opened, viewed, saved and edited in a PDF reader - preferably Adobe Reader v10 or above. Free versions are available for download on the web. This template is designed to be read by ESDAL in order that authorities can have a single, free to use …

A45/A46 Tollbar End improvement One-year post-opening project evaluation This document has been prepared by National Highways with assistance from its consultants (where employed). The document and its accompanying data remain the property of National Highways. While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this document, it cannot be guaranteed that it is free of every potential error. In the absence of formal contractual agreement to the contrary, neither National Highways nor …

Using low and zero emission vehicles to manage the road network is key to our plan for decarbonisation. We're ahead of schedule in achieving it Share this article We operate a modern fleet of 1156 vehicles. Each one helps us to manage and operate England's motorways and major A-roads, so you experience safer journeys.   Our on-road teams play a vital role in the safe operation of motorways and trunk roads. Our ‘light fleet’ is currently made up of: 112 pool vehicles 160 Road Inspector vehi…

Heavy and High Routes Motorway All purpose National Highways S/cw D/cw Trunk Road Non-National Highways A-Road D/cw Non-National Highways A-Road S/cw Non-National Highways B-Road Heavy Load Route High Load Route 12 Axles - 14 Axles - Classification Gross Trailer Weight Gross Trailer Weight A+ 406.04T 480.60T A 325.12T 360.68T B 280.42T 315.98T C 269.24T 304.80T D 264.16T 299.72T E 259.08T 294.64T F 223.52T 259.08T M25 300,000kg on 12 Axles High Load Grid Routes:18' or 20' vehicle running height.…

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 …

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…

The aim of the Publication Scheme is to set out the classes of information we make available to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the related recommendations of the Information Commissioner’s Office. Introduction 1 Who we are and what we do 2 What we spend and how we spend it 3 What our priorities are and how we're doing 4 Our policies and procedures 5 Lists and registers 6 Open data and datasets 7 The services we offer Introduction The Freedom of Informa…

We've just launched England’s first SEDPS which is designed for organisations who have primarily social objectives and whose surpluses are principally reinvested into their business or communities for that purpose to gain access to more contracts than ever before. If you'd like to provide goods and/or services to National Highways, our supply chain and other Government departments in any of the categories below, we want you onboard: Cleaning services, cleaning and hygiene products Constructio…

Back Published 30 September 2024 Press Release A National Highways project team recently welcomed a group of military students to a tour of one of our major schemes as part of an initiative to share experience. The engineers of the future were given a tour of the new loop road, slip road and major structures and our Highways specialists explained the challenges of keeping traffic flowing whilst upgrading infrastructure on a busy junction.   Caption: The group of military students visiting…