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We're looking to engage with companies of all sizes – including small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) – who might be interested in working on the Lower Thames Crossing. In this section Click here to join our directory and register your business Our ambition is to deliver the UK’s greenest road and to do the right thing for local communities and the environment. We can only achieve this with the support of our supply chain. Your business can play a crucial role, by demonstrating your commit…

Inspired by New York’s High Line, the Castlefield Viaduct is the result of a unique partnership between National Highways and the National Trust, alongside lead community partner Castlefield forum and other local groups. Share this article Location: Castlefield, Greater Manchester Project managed by: National Trust Open to the public? Yes Completion: Summer 2022 Video: Celebrating one year of Manchester's 'garden in the sky', part 1 Watch part 2 of Celebrating one year of Manchester's 'ga…

Our experienced team of archaeologists discovered a wealth of information about the lives of Hull society at a time when the population was rapidly expanding in the 18th and 19th century. Trinity Burial Ground is located on the south side of Castle Street, and close to the busy Mytongate roundabout. It is associated with Holy Trinity Church, now better known as Hull Minster, which can be found in the Market Place, the heart of Hull Old Town. We worked closely with Oxford Archaeology, Humber Fi…

Historical Railways Estate Keeping safe more than 3,100 former railway structures across Great Britain The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is a collection of over 3,100 structures and assets which were once part of Britain's rail network. Since 2013 we've been responsible for looking after it on behalf of the Department for Transport. Many of the structures were built more than 100 years ago. Find out more about who we are, what we do and why in this video with our team. Celebrating 200 ye…

We've joined forces with conservation charity Plantlife in a new £8 million programme to improve habitats across England In this section By partnering with Plantlife, we aim to protect and restore species rich wildflower and waxcap grasslands. The Meadow Makers projects: will help restore the biodiversity of over 100 hectares of existing grasslands extend across seven sites in the South West and North East We want to drive up grassland restoration, creating an abundance and diversity of pl…

We are supporting local authorities that have implemented clean air zones. These are initiatives to improve air quality through a range of innovative measures In this section Clean air zones can be charging or non-charging. Drivers will pay a fee to enter charging clean air zones, depending on the type of vehicles they drive. The aim is to reduce the number of polluting vehicles driving in the clean air zone by encouraging people to use: public transport cleaner active travel options (such…

The service seeks to break down employment barriers by offering free training whilst being affordable for businesses In this section Share this article Published 23 Oct 2024 The Lower Thames Crossing has today (Wednesday, 23 October) launched a pilot Skills Hub providing work-based training courses for participants that include men and women on day release from Kent based prisons and local people already in the construction workforce seeking higher skilled jobs. The service seeks to break …

The A432 Badminton Road bridge crosses the M4 on the outskirts of Bristol. Investigations have revealed damage to the bridge which cannot be repaired long term or cost effectively. Start date 12 July 2023 End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 30 September 2025 M4 weekend closure  - date change to 24 to 27 October  We've changed the dates of the M4 closure in both directions between junction 18 (Bath) and junction 19 (M32). We'll now close the road from…

There are a variety of early career opportunities on the A428 We have many opportunities for local people to kick-start their careers via apprenticeships, work placements and graduate programmes. These will be in a wide range of disciplines from site-based roles such as steel fixers and operatives, to office-based ones like quantity surveying and engineering. We’ll also be championing career progression, with apprenticeships from intermediate to degree level and graduate programmes designed w…

We're planning to replace the old bridge deck with a new reinforced concrete deck. Share this article Location: North-east of Glasgow Status: Design phase; road currently closed What is the project? This project initially involved refurbishing both metal and stone parts of the bridges supporting Chryston Road to keep them safe for all users. During surveys, the defects found were so significant that we're now planning to replace the old bridge deck with a new reinforced concrete deck, whic…