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Almost 40 miles of new or improved pathways proposed by the Lower Thames Crossing In this section National Highways is one of the biggest builders of pathways in the UK and the Lower Thames Crossing will add or improve almost 40 miles in total - 3 miles for every 1 mile of new road. These new or improved pathways are designed to encourage active travel and promote health and wellbeing across the region. Our plans include new or improved bridges and pathways for walkers, cyclists and horse ri…

Published 05 Jun 2025 We've signed a landmark agreement to protect and promote England’s heritage, ensuring delivery of good outcomes for people and communities. Share this article The Chief Executives of National Highways and Historic England signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Monday 2 June at the recently restored Upminster Tithe Barn.   The agreement lays out how we'll work with Historic England to conserve and enhance sites of heritage significance.  The repair of Upminster Tith…

The A57 Link Roads scheme will relieve the long term issue of congestion in Mottram in Longdendale and help to improve journeys between Manchester and Sheffield. Start date December 2024 End date Road Period 3 (2026 – 2031) Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 17 October 2025 No closure this weekend Last weekend, planned road closures took place on Mottram Moor to divert utilities in preparation for construction of the scheme. We know how frustrating delays can be…

In this section Share this article Published 13 Feb 2024 Welcome to the latest edition of our community video newsletter – a short film designed to keep you up to speed with the latest project news and progress. This edition is presented by Kat Ferguson, who is our Supply Chain Development Director on the Lower Thames Crossing. Kat provides an update on: Our community drop-in events - talk to our team Our planning application - detailed examination complete Our Delivery Partners - Bouygu…

We’re implementing a programme of measures around the country to improve air quality at specific locations on the strategic road network. In this section These locations are called Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) links. The measures we are implementing include: traffic management managing speeds to reduce emissions working to accelerate the uptake of zero emission vans air quality barriers Traffic management Traffic management includes activities such as diversions, speed control, signa…

Published 21 Oct 2024 Discover how we’ve given bats a new place to hibernate with the conversion of a disused fogging hut. Share this article Protecting the environment and the nature in and around our historical railway structures is key to the work we do to look after our estate.  During Autumn 2024, a tunnel tucked in the Cotswold countryside was due to receive some minor repairs. During our ecological survey by our partner Jacobs, we were pleasantly surprised to find an old, disused fog…

On this page Introduction Corporate emissions Maintenance and construction emissions Road user emissions Enabling actions Our data improvement journey Our data reporting requirements Introduction Our 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets are the driving force behind Net Zero highways. We have used the commitments to shape our actions and provide an indicator of progress. In September 2023, following our second year of delivery, we published our progress report, detailing our position against the …

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 nature at the heart of its design is shaping the look and feel of the new road. View images below (click to view full size) An innovative low-carbon footbridge which will eliminate the need for concrete …

We understand the importance of research and development. It creates new knowledge to help us understand and improve our performance and meet future network challenges. We face an uncertain future, with fast developing technology and societal change. To make well informed decisions that will take us forward, we need the best available knowledge about: the way the world is developing the risks and opportunities this creates for us Undertaking research with academia and industry gives us a bu…

Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government has taken the decision to cancel the A12 Chelmsford to A120 scheme. Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 01 August 2025 A12 Chelmsford – cancellation We recognise this may be disappointing news and we remain committed to maintaining and renewing the Strategic Road Network (SRN), making sure it works for all road users. The Government and National Highways remain committed to maintaining a safe and reliable road n…