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Environment We’re designing the Lower Thames Crossing to be the greenest road ever built in the UK The Lower Thames Crossing will create bigger, better and more connected habitats for wildlife  and the local community. Green by design We’ve used your feedback to improve our plans to reduce our i…

How police and structure authorities can use the ESDAL system. In this section Vehicle or load movements that exceed standard dimensions are called “abnormal loads”. Hauliers must: notify the police of their intention to move abnormal loads alert the owners of any bridges and structures that cr…

Find out about National Highways' role in the planning system and how we are aiming to be a proactive planning partner. Our role in the planning system We are a statutory consultee in the planning system. You are encouraged to seek early advice from us if your development proposal: is likely to r…

The Historical Railways Estate is a haven for many species of native wildlife. Our Estate consists of some truly unique structures spanning parts of Wales, Scotland and England, offering a home to all sorts of local wildlife and plants. Whether it’s a historic viaduct spanning an untouched wetland…

In this section Litter puts road users and the people who have to pick it up at risk. It also threatens wildlife living alongside our roads. Dealing with litter takes valuable resources away from other work. Roads we clear litter from Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, we're responsible…

Published 13 Mar 2025 Research reveals that 65% of drivers who admit to littering have discarded food and drink waste on the roadside. Share this article Of those who admitted to littering:  22% say they do it out of habit  20% intentionally discard biodegradable items to feed wildlife – despi…

How to notify an abnormal load movement if you are not registered to use the ESDAL system In this section In this section: Forms for offline notification Other forms Vehicle Special Order (VSO) If you are not registered to use the Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL) system, …

Little Changes, Change Everything By making little changes when you drive, you can make a big difference to reducing congestion, avoiding collisions and making journeys safer. Little changes, change everything campaign partner toolkit (March 2024) Little Changes campaign summary Campaign goal …

National Highways undertakes reviews on major road schemes to measure impact against forecast. Our POPEs provide an opportunity to determine how effective we are in delivering improvements against our portfolio of major projects in the road investment programme. We compare the impact in key areas, …

Home Safe and Well This is where we share resources and information about health, safety and wellbeing to support our workers and suppliers to ensure that everyone gets home safe and well. See Home Safe and Well - Our approach to heath, safety and wellbeing. We need your input too and want you to …