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Maintenance schemes taking place in the Yorkshire and North East region. Overview Documents The latest maintenance schemes that will be running in this area can be found below in the 'Project information' by clicking on the headings below. Project information Schemes across the region You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in Yorkshire and the North East below: A1 Wansbeck to Warreners resurfacing - 29 September 2025 - mid January 2026 Work We’re resurfacing the A1 north and southbound between Wansbeck and Warreners. The scheme includes: studs road mark…

This October, we'll carry out the lowest carbon road resurfacing scheme we've ever attempted on our network - on the A64 in Yorkshire Share this article By using innovative materials and working methods throughout the project, we estimate we can reduce the carbon footprint for this scheme's construction by around 70%.  Sharing learnings The journey to this project has been informed by countless innovations across the highway industry. This included our low carbon asphalt trials coo…

Our Environment fund is helping us operate our business in an environmentally responsible way, while making sure sustainability shapes our work from start to finish. We have a 2050 vision to provide a road network that supports the country’s transport needs but also protects and strengthens the natural environment and community wellbeing. Read more about our Environmental Sustainability Strategy.   Working with us  We're looking to work with partners who can help us support Landscape Scale Connectivity, which will enable us to reconnect habitats and enhance the setting and connection of com…

Science Based Targets initiative validates our net zero targets Share this article It is a little over three years since we published our Net Zero Highways Plan. This is our roadmap for decarbonising England’s motorways and major A roads.  It’s a massive task. Our plan sets out challenging yet achievable steps to remove greenhouse gas emissions from the strategic road network, achieving: net zero across our core business by 2030 across our massive, complex supply chain by 2040 for the whole network by 2050.  Now, our ambitious net zero targets have been validated by the Science Based Ta…

Last updated - 23.10.2025 13:14 The latest planned full closure information for England's strategic road network. Smart Motorways – technology upgrade work with reduced speed limits Find out where we're working and what this means for your journey. Advance notification of full closures on England’s motorways and major A roads. Closures are listed by start date, select a day from the row above the closures list to see the planned closures for that day. Closures generally run 8pm-6am unless they are over 12 hours. If you are travelling in the early morning, please note that your route may b…

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 trips from Paris to New York by plane per passenger. National Highways has worked in partn…

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 share your experiences with us, providing examples of best practice and lessons learned. This information will help us to create a bank of knowledge and experience that can be shared across our supplier community to improve health safety and wellbeing for all. Our corporate Home Safe and Well aim i…

National Highways Strategic Road Network England’s strategic road network (SRN) Motorway All purpose Scotland A1 Toll roads A19 A69 A1 Newcastle upon Tyne Carlisle A1 Sunderland M6 A19 A1(M) A66 Middlesbrough A595 A174 A66 A19 A590 A1(M) A64 A585 M6 York Leeds Irish Sea M55 M65 M1 M606 M621 Kingston upon Hull Preston M62 A63 A56 M61 M62 A1 A180 M58 Manchester M1 M18 Grimsby M180 Liverpool A616 M57 A628 A1(M) M62 M60 Sheffield M53 A556 M56 A46 Lincoln A1 A55 M6 A500 M1 Stoke-on-Trent A38…

National Highways Strategic Road Network England’s strategic road network (SRN) Motorway All purpose Scotland A1 Toll roads A19 A69 A1 Newcastle upon Tyne Carlisle A1 Sunderland M6 A19 A1(M) A66 Middlesbrough A595 A174 A66 A19 A590 A1(M) A64 A585 M6 York Leeds Irish Sea M55 M65 M1 M606 M621 Kingston upon Hull Preston M62 A63 A56 M61 M62 A1 A180 M58 Manchester M1 M18 Grimsby M180 Liverpool A616 M57 A628 A1(M) M62 M60 Sheffield M53 A556 M56 A46 Lincoln A1 A55 M6 A500 M1 Stoke-on-Trent A38…

Net Zero Highways plan 2025 update www.nationalhighways.co.uk Executive Summary This report, our fourth annual progress update since we published our Net Zero Plan in 2021, demonstrates that work towards achieving our net zero goals has continued at pace during the financial year April 2024 to March 2025. All of the commitments we pledged to complete by March 2025 have been achieved. In addition, our corporate and maintenance and construction targets have been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - reflecting our commitment to ensure our Net Zero Plan remains in-line with th…