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As our strategic road network becomes increasingly reliant on digital connectivity for its operations, cyber security becomes ever more critical to ensure the safety and efficiency of our transport infrastructure. What is cyber security and why is it important? Cyber security is about safeguarding…

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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…

620 miles of motorway and strategic A-roads are at the heart of the South West’s economic potential. Set against some of the country’s most stunning scenery with its enchanting areas of outstanding natural beauty, our roads keep people moving. By maintaining and developing our roads we ensure the …

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…

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…

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…

We’re proposing to change junction 9, so it has free-flowing links between the M3 and the A34 in both directions Start date 2024-25 End date Road Period 3 (2025-2030) Cost £268 million to £322 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 13 August 2025 Ove…

One way that National Highways monitors the safety of the strategic road network is by calculating and monitoring road traffic collision and casualty rates. We do this by using traffic data and STATS19 data (road traffic collision and casualty records collated and managed by the Department for Trans…

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…