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Back Published 29 January 2024 Press Release National Highways has joined forces with its Wiltshire partners to help improve safety along the A303 at Chicklade. Working with both Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council, the company has identified safety issues with residents’ access onto the single carriageway section of the A303, and has now reduced the speed limit from 50mph to 40mph as part of an ongoing trial. As part of the road safety study, National Highways has introduced a permanen…

On this page: Foreword Introduction Our legal duties and commitments Our vision for access and inclusion How we will make a difference for disabled customers using our network How we will make a difference for disabled people living alongside our network How we’ll achieve our vision for disabled customers Key areas of focus to deliver for disabled customers Empowering our people to deliver for disabled customers Downloads Foreword By Elliot Shaw, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, …

Back Published 10 February 2025 Press Release Work is progressing to open local roads alongside the new A30 dual carriageway in Cornwall. Since opening the road to traffic last June, National Highways and principal contractors Costain have been continuing ancillary work, such as local road connections, landscaping, hedging and planting along the new 8.7-mile route. As part of that programme, work on the old A30 near Zelah is being completed before opening as the new B3288 between Chybucca …

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National Highways Connecting the Country Podcast 7 October 2022 Host Deirdre O’Reilly, Head of Customer Insights and Behaviour Change, National Highways Panel Pete Dyson, Senior Behavioural Scientist at the Department for Transport and co- author of Transport for Humans Dr Claire Williams, chartered ergonomist and human factors specialist and Visiting Fellow in human factors and behaviour change at the University of Derby Nick Reed, Chief Road Safety Adviser, National Highways Kate Carpenter, Di…

Back Published 15 May 2023 Press Release The playground at a Nottingham pre-school has had a facelift thanks to the team behind upgrades to the nearby A52. Staff from National Highways and two of its contractors on parts of the A52 Nottingham Junctions improvement scheme, Griffiths Farrans Joint Venture and WSP, volunteered their time as part of a commitment to give back to the local community.  Silverdale Pre-school approached the team after the community centre where it is based was used…

HELMA 2024 National Highways April 2024 Topic 1: Integration of Lean and Business Strategy Lean Excellence in terms of Integration of Lean and Business Strategy refers to the seamless alignment and synergy between Lean and the overall strategic goals of the business. It involves the effective incorporation of Lean principles into the organisation's strategy to achieve operational excellence, continuous improvement, and enhanced value for customers. It involves creating a holistic approach where …

Suicide prevention strategy Our approach Suicide prevention strategy - Our approach Introduction National Highways operates, maintains and modernises England’s strategic road network. Our ambition is to ensure our major roads are more dependable, durable and most importantly – safe. At National Highways the safety of everyone This strategy sets out how we will continue on our network matters; we recognise the to contribute to delivering the Government’s wide reaching and devastating impact of na…

Back Published 23 September 2024 Press Release National Highways will be trialling the lowest carbon asphalt resurfacing scheme ever attempted on England’s motorways and major A roads. The trial, which will begin in Yorkshire on the A64 from Bramham to Headley Bar, involves using a new asphalt that has been tested by top engineers at the University of Nottingham. The trial is expected to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 70%, from 321 tonnes to 96 tonnes. This is equivalent to 229 one-way …

Back Published 14 October 2024 Press Release More than half (55%) of UK drivers do not always check their tyre tread before a long journey, new research from National Highways reveals as its new autumn safety campaign is launched.  More than half (55%) of UK drivers do not always check their tyre tread before a long journey, new research from National Highways reveals as its new autumn safety campaign is launched.  In addition, more than a fifth (21%) of those who take long journeys and ha…