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A new approach taken for road design and building by cutting construction carbon and restoring nature In this section Share this article Published 10 Jun 2025 New images released by the Lower Thames Crossing project today (Tuesday 10 June) highlight how putting low-carbon construction and natur…

Design review at National Highways: A guide Introduction Improving the design quality of the strategic road network has been a key ambition of National Highways since 2015. Design review provides project design teams with independent advice on good design. It helps schemes deliver positive impacts for local communities and better environmental outcomes. It also provides tangible …

National Highways Board & Executive Gifts & Hospitality Declarations Gifts and hospitality given or accepted by our Board and Executive Committee members 01 April 2024 – 31 March 2025. Board Members and Executive Directors not listed below have not given or accepted any gifts or hospitality for the period in question. Name & Role Gift (G) or Giving (G) or Summary description of gift Compa…

Net zero highways Data method statement September 2023 Net Zero Highways: Data Method Statement Introduction This document outlines the methods that we have used to develop the 2019/2020 baseline and carbon reduction trajectory for the NZP and associated updates1. This method statement provides an update to the previous version and details out the key changes and challenges and c…

Back Published 28 July 2023 Blog Our response to an article in The Guardian which appeared on 27 July 2023. ‘National Highways accused of systemic failure on cycling provision in England’ was the headline on a story in The Guardian. It went on to claim ‘the government owned body in charge of trunk roads was using a loophole to deliver substandard shared use paths in rural areas’. T…

On the road to good design: Design review at National Highways Foreword As a leading national infrastructure provider, National Highways is committed to raising the design quality of our network. We set up a dedicated design panel and carry out independent reviews of key schemes and standards to help us achieve this. This is the first overview of design reviews undertaken between…

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 mil…

National Highways Board & Executive Gifts & Hospitality Declarations Gifts and hospitality given or accepted by our Board and Executive Committee members 01 April 2023 – 31 March 2024. Board Members and Executive Directors not listed below have not given or accepted any gifts or hospitality for the period in question. Name & Role Gift (G) or Giving (G) or Summary description of gift Compa…

Net zero highways: our 2030 / 2040 / 2050 plan NET ZERO HIGHWAYS THREE STRONG COMMITMENTS - BACKED BY IMMEDIATE AND SUSTAINED ACTION Our 2030 / 2040 / 2050 plan Net zero for our own operations by 2030 An ambitious programme putting Covering our own energy and travel. Actions include: roads at the heart of Britain’s net f We have bought certified, renewable electricity for our net…

National Highways Noise Mitigation Policy Our noise mitigation policy is underpinned by the approach set out in Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Noise Action Plan for Major Roads. This identifies Noise Important Areas (NIAs). Government has given National Highways an Environment and Wellbeing Designated Fund to enhance the environment. We are using this fund to…