National Highways issues £8bn next-generation maintenance programme
A pipeline notice for a major replacement of its Maintenance and Response (M&R) arrangements covering the Strategic Road Network (SRN), valued at £8bn, has been issued by National Highways. The Maintenance and Response 2 (M&R2) programme, will cover the 7200km of the Strategic Roads Network, reports New Civil Engineer, with the successful contractors beinge expected […]
National Highways urges drivers to consider travel plans ahead of major A-road closures
Drivers are being urged to only travel through the Black Cat roundabout and surrounding areas if their journey is essential due to major road closures on the A1 and A421 in Bedfordshire next weekend. The closures are part of the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements and will allow National Highways to safely connect […]
Thames Coastal Path gets Active Travel upgrade
National Highways has upgraded a key section of the Thames Coastal Path in East Tilbury, improving public access to the outdoors while protecting the local environment. The improved link between Coalhouse Fort and Thameside Nature Park, which continues on from the Two Forts Way section completed in 2022, forms part of the King Charles III […]
Herefordshire: National Highways to start work on A40 Leys Bend rockfall
National Highways has announced that it will be installing a permanent solution to the rockfall-affected Leys Bend on the A40 in Herefordshire, on the English/Welsh border. Following completion of “extensive surveys” along the Herefordshire-Monmouthshire border, the specialists will stabilise the hillside using steel bolts and mesh in the rockfall-affected area, says the Hereford Times. A spokesperson […]
Telent delivers high-speed network rollout for National Highways
Telent has successfully completed the nationwide rollout of Corporate Wide Area Network services for National Highways, connecting over 124 strategic sites across the UK in three months. The project represents a significant milestone in the modernisation of the organisation’s digital infrastructure. The project was launched for the migration of National Highways’ corporate network estate from the […]
Delayed M3 footbridge set to open tomorrow
A new footbridge over the M3 in Surrey will open on Wednesday. The bridge crosses the motorway between junctions three and four at Bagshot Heath, with improvements to footpaths either side also carried out by National Highways, says the BBC. It will replace a previous bridge demolished in 2023 over fears it would not withstand a crash […]
National Highways CEO earns twice as much as PM Starmer, report discloses
Nick Harris, chief executive of National Highways, was paid two and a half times as much as the prime minister in 2024. Accounts published by National Highways reveal that Harris received £426,304 in 2024-25, including performance bonuses. In comparison, says Construction Index, the prime minister Keir Starmer has an annual salary of £172,153. Mr Harris was […]
Revealed: National Highways’ top contractors
Private finance initiative (PFI) company Connect Plus, the firm that maintains and upgrades the M25, was the largest single supplier to National Highways in 2024-25. Connect Plus, owned by a consortium of investors including Balfour Beatty, received £487m during the period, according to a Freedom of Information query on the amount of money spent by […]
Inquest rules Hampshire man died after losing control of car on flooded road
A coroner has warned National Highways and Hampshire County Council about providing “more regular maintenance” for a flood-prone A road after a man died in a crash. James Scott, 25, lost control of his car after driving through an area of standing water on the A33 southbound near Kings Worthy, on the evening of July 5 last year. […]
Bedfordshire roads to close to allow pump relocation after severe flooding
Work to move a pumping station that flooded, causing a major road to become completely submerged, is entering its final phase. A section of the A421 in Bedfordshire was closed for nearly three weeks after torrential rain in September. A number of road closures will be in place during the summer as engineers move the pump […]