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Emissions (exhaust, fumes and gases) and noise from vehicles on our roads can affect the health of people living nearby. It's our responsibility to improve the health and wellbeing of people near our roads. Air quality We support the government’s air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the UK. We'll make sure our network complies with NO2 limits in the shortest timescale possible. We'll…

We want to do all we can to look after the wellbeing of everyone who uses our roads and lives or works near them by making a difference when it comes to noise In this section We know that noise from vehicles using our roads affects people’s peace and comfort, as well as posing risks to their health and wellbeing.  We now build measures into the newer parts of our network to control noise and in…

Making sure water run-off from roads doesn't pollute the environment is our legal duty. It's also the right thing to do. In this section What is water quality and why does it matter? Water quality is important for everyone in England: high quality water is free from harmful chemicals and keeps us safe good water quality helps protect aquatic life, which is important for biodiversity and ecosy…

National Highways 2030 Water Quality Plan Mitigating high risk outfalls and soakaways Date: August 2023 Executive summary Road runoff can carry pollutants which under certain conditions can have a negative environmental impact. National Highways is responsible for around 3% of England's roads. We are the government owned company that operates, maintains and improves the 4,500 miles of England's mo…

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, interce…

To explore low-carbon innovation and to put green skills at the forefront of the UK’s construction industry, we’re going back to the classroom In this section The infrastructure and construction industries must continue to innovate and adapt to net zero. Our Carbon Academy will work with industry professionals and local education and training providers to help create a workforce with the skills …

In this section The Lower Thames Crossing is proud to be one of the first organisations to have signed up to the Construction Leadership Council’s Five Client Carbon Commitments – simple, practical steps that organisations can take to show how they are reducing their carbon emissions and by when. …

Images from our traffic cameras are Crown copyright protected. We permit access to traffic camera images under Licence with authority delegated from the Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO). Licensees are required, among other things, to: credit the source of the images as being fr…

Published 24 Jul 2024 A new carbon-negative aggregate is being trialled on a stretch of motorway as part of our hunt for new and innovative solutions to help reduce our carbon footprint. Share this article The ‘next generation’ construction material was identified in a competition we ran which offered funding for projects that would help meet targets for net zero carbon in maintenance and cons…

Historical Railways Estate Keeping safe more than 3,100 former railway structures across Great Britain The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is a collection of over 3,100 structures and assets which were once part of Britain's rail network. Since 2013 we've been responsible for looking after it on…