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Armed forces Find a job You’ve protected our country, now help us to keep it connected. Start your civilian career with confidence. We provide a supportive route into your civilian career. We appreciate the unique set of skills and expertise you can bring to our work, and we’ll work with you to make sure you can make an immediate contribution.  Home Job types Career programmes Working for us Recruitment journey We’re proud to have signed and now re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant, whic…

Improvements at Westwood roundabout (A61/A616) at Tankersley and technology improvements along the A628 Woodhead Pass Start date March 2020 End date 2023 Cost £18.6 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 22 June 2022 Technology upgrade We are in the process of delivering a technology improvement scheme on the A628 Woodhead Pass. The scheme will provide a series of new Variable Message Signs (VMS) on the approaches to new automated closure gates…

We’re improving safety on the A1 in the East Midlands by closing gaps in the central reservation Start date 16 July 2025 End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 04 July 2025 First gaps to close this month First we'll close 13 gaps between Little Ponton and Colsterworth in Lincolnshire. A1 Gap closures map These gaps are small. They're not used often -  as either field or pedestrian accesses. We'll do this work as part of our current safety barrier main…

We're resurfacing the A47 between Swaffham and Wendling. We'll patch specific areas until we can fully resurface the carriageway in this area. Start date 27 May 2025 End date June 2025 Cost N/A Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 09 September 2025 Completing road patching in September In September we'll complete the road surface patching that we couldn't finish earlier this year. To work safely we’ll need this closure: Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 September and Monday 29 Se…

We're replacing the vehicle safety barriers on the A2070 between Park Farm Roundabout in Kingsnorth, and Hamstreet in Kent. Start date 06 May 2025 End date July 2025 Cost Approximately £950,000 Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 11 April 2025 Safety enhancement work starts soon We will be updating the vehicle safety barriers on the A2070 between Park Farm Roundabout in Kingsnorth, and Hamstreet in Kent. This will enhance safety on this busy road. To install the new barr…

We're maintaining the bridge carrying Cobham Road over the M25 between Cobham and Leatherhead in Surrey. We’ll need to close the bridge over two weekends in 2025 while we work. Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 26 June 2025 Our first full weekend closures is 27 - 30 June We'll start our first full weekend closure at 9pm Friday 27 June and lift it by  6am Monday 30 June 2025 We need this to re-waterproof the bridge and replace an 18-year-old bridge joint.  Access to all ne…

We’re resurfacing the A47 from the A1122 Roundabout to Norwich Road Roundabout near Swaffham. Start date Monday 28 July 2025 End date October 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 09 July 2025 A47 Swaffham resurfacing to begin in July We’ll work weeknights from Monday 28 July (8pm to 6am) through till October, weather permitting.  Closures and diversions  To work safely, we’ll close the A47 between the A1122 Roundabout and Norwich Road Roundabout in separate …

The National Highways Lean Tracker is a one-stop shop with the aim of improving the visibility of Lean projects and Lean activity across National Highways and our supply chain. In this section The Tracker helps facilitate knowledge share to capture and record Lean projects and associated benefits with a self-service option for users to navigate through published Lean case studies and access the information when and where available. It cultivates our knowledge sharing culture and relies on the…

Drones offer a great opportunity to work in a smarter, safer and more efficient way. They make it easier to undertake certain activities while reducing risk to our people, road works and customers. Now that drones are more accessible and widely used, we must make sure we use them safely. Uncontrolled drones can damage our infrastructure assets and distract drivers. They can also disrupt other safety-critical air traffic and ground-based activities. If you operate drones on behalf of National …

Fog is a major travel hazard which can affect visibility. It occurs most often in late autumn and towards the end of February, but can be a problem throughout spring and autumn. Fog often disperses after sunrise but on occasions may last all day or several days. Before you travel It’s important to plan your journey in advance, particularly if you’re travelling on routes you’re not familiar with. Plan your route Check the availability of service areas along your route Make sure you know how…