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This page contains information about our Development Consent Order for this scheme and the consultations we've undertaken while developing our proposals. In this section Development Consent Order This scheme is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), which means it’s classed as a …

The winning design from Arup and Seán Harrington Architects has set a new benchmark for sustainable design In this section Share this article Published 20 May 2025 The winning design The Lower Thames Crossing has revealed the winner of its innovative, low-carbon footbridge contest today (19 Ma…

Lower Thames Crossing reveals shortlisted designs for low-carbon footbridge contest In this section Share this article   Published  05 Dec 2024 The future of the humble footbridge came a step closer today (5 December 2024), as we unveil the five designs that have been shortlisted for the low-c…

Stay in the know on the Historical Railways Estate. Celebrating 200 years of rail with our first-ever viaduct open day As part of our Railway 200 celebrations, we opened up the recently restored Chelfham Viaduct near Barnstaple to the public Read all about the event Latest makeover Wheatley Via…

Published 24 Jan 2024 A new National Highways trial explores environmentally friendly ways of reducing carbon footprint and costs Share this article The trial will start shortly at the new Wisley Interchange, under construction as part of the M25 junction 10 improvement scheme. We have contract…

In this section On this page: Putting driver safety first How we are delivering the government’s smart motorway evidence stocktake Our fourth year progress report Stocktake and progress reports Putting driver safety first England continues to have some of the safest roads in the world. Compar…

A 670-mile network of motorways and A roads sit at the heart of the transport network in Yorkshire and the North East. From the city roads of Leeds and Newcastle, to rural single carriageways, we keep our region moving. Providing access to international gateways – from ports at Grimsby and Immingha…

Investing in heritage and archaeological restoration at Dagnam Park in Havering In this section National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing project recently gave £90,000 to the London Borough of Havering, in partnership with The Friends of Dagnam Park, to support enhancements and heritage and archaeo…

The WebTRIS service is currently expected to be interrupted in early 2025 to enable changes to its underlying infrastructure. We previously advised that the Webtris service would likely be interrupted in early 2024 to enable changes to be made to its underlying infrastructure. This work has now bee…

Steve Elderkin, National Highways Director of Environmental Sustainability, sets out our approach to refining carbon data and our commitment to openness and transparency in reporting. Share this article We published our Net zero highways plan in July 2021. The plan sets the direction for the our d…