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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 accou…

Smart motorways stocktake First year progress report 2021 First year progress report First year progress report Contents Foreword 2 Executive summary 4 Giving clarity to drivers 10 Finding a safe place to stop 15 Being safer in moving traffic 19 Updated safety evidence 27 Conclusion 38 Annex A – Length and traffic data 2010-2019 41 Annex B – Strategic road network casualty data 2015-2019 42 Annex …

HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK MANAGEMENT MANUAL PART 3 - ROUTINE SERVICE CONTENTS Chapter Page No. General 3.1-1 Introduction Inspections Information Management Operations Plans & Manuals Paved Areas 3.2-1 General Carriageways Footways & Cycle Tracks Covers, gratings, frames & boxes Kerbs, edgings & pre-formed channels Drainage 3.3-1 General Piped drainage systems Gullies, catchpits, grit traps…

Back Published 16 October 2024 Press Release National Highways has teamed up with artist, James Owen Thomas to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art from roadside rubbish to show the dangers and disruption caused by litter dumped on roads.  James’ artwork celebrates nature and wildlife and is made up of litter he and a team from National Highways collected on the side of the A1 in Wentbridge. …

Back Published 26 June 2023 Press Release News Emerging innovations and ideas are being sought for a research project which hopes to detect defects in bridges and other road structures sooner without the need for disruptive investigation techniques. National Highways is looking to revolutionise the way it monitors and maintains bridges and other structures by hunting out new and innovative w…

Guide to SIPOC Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers Project teams can use the SIPOC technique to help them summarise the input and output requirements for key project deliverables / products or services. It will help the collective team define and agree these requirements at the outset and will help to avoid unnecessary work being carried out or incorrect deliverables being produced. Thi…

Water preferred policy Guidelines for the movement of abnormal indivisible loads Page 1 of 28 1 Introduction An abnormal indivisible load means a large or heavy object which is indivisible into smaller parts without undue expense or risk of damage and, when placed on a vehicle, results in the attributes of that vehicle exceeding the normal legal restrictions on maximum vehicle dimensions or weight…

Litter strategy Our approach Introduction Litter is a serious issue. It harms the environment, upsets our customers and damages our reputation. It also puts our people at risk when they have to collect it and it diverts time and money that’s better spent on improving the road network. Our vision is for ‘a network predominantly free from litter, without compromising safety and delivered affordably’…

Back Published 28 January 2025 Press Release After a fair and open competition, Simon Wills is to join National Highways on 3 February 2025 as a Non-Executive Director.    Simon will be chair of the Safety Committee – a role currently held by Simon Blanchflower who remains a Non-Executive Director.   Simon Wills started his career as a research engineer with British Gas in 1990 and since the…

Our Approach to Asset Management May 2022 Foreword Asset management is our core business, it is Everyone at National Highways is involved in asset the service we provide to maintain, operate, and management. Our ambition is to connect our activities enhance England’s strategic road network, safely, better, so that we work together to deliver and reliably and effectively for all our customers – mak…