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How to make a complaint to National Highways If you’re unhappy with any part of the service we provide, we want to hear about your experiences so we can learn from them and improve. Before you begin We operate, maintain and improve motorways and major A-roads in England. We can’t respond to queri…

Published 13 Sept 2024 Automated cutting machines are revisiting Lancashire roadsides to help wildflowers thrive a year after they were planted in a partnership to support wildlife and biodiversity. Share this article Robots are revisiting Lancashire roadsides to help wildflowers to thrive a yea…

Published 05 Jun 2025 We've signed a landmark agreement to protect and promote England’s heritage, ensuring delivery of good outcomes for people and communities. Share this article The Chief Executives of National Highways and Historic England signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Monday 2 J…

We have a responsibility to protect and enhance the environment around all our road improvement schemes. This is critical to addressing climate change. In this section Biodiversity Road verges can connect severed habitats. With new roads we can provide green corridors for wildlife, connecting fra…

We're looking to engage with companies of all sizes – including small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) – who might be interested in working on the Lower Thames Crossing. In this section Your business can play a crucial role in delivering the most ambitious road project in the UK in almost 35 year…

We're building on our track record of successfully delivering major projects by bringing in partners and expertise from across the infrastructure industry. Learn more about the current bidders and how they will form their local supply chain. In this section We want all interested suppliers to be w…

Rain can affect your ability to see ahead or be seen by others. It can also affect your vehicle’s performance and responsiveness. Even light or moderate rain can have an impact on visibility and vehicle performance, so it’s important to adjust your driving behaviour and take extra care. Before you…

Answers to questions we often receive about trees on our land and neighbouring property In this section Our trees and your property Trees provide valuable screening for our roads and help them to blend into the surrounding landscape. Sometimes, however, trees can be a nuisance to people and prop…

We’re implementing a programme of measures around the country to improve air quality at specific locations on the strategic road network. In this section These locations are called Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) links. The measures we are implementing include: traffic management managing speed…

Science Based Targets initiative validates our net zero targets Share this article It is a little over three years since we published our Net Zero Highways Plan. This is our roadmap for decarbonising England’s motorways and major A roads.  It’s a massive task. Our plan sets out challenging yet ac…