Report on Smart Motorways outlines National Highways approach to evaluation
In partnership with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Agilysis has delivered an in-depth review of National Highways’ ongoing evaluation of the Smart Motorway Action Plan, a critical component of the UK’s efforts to enhance safety across the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Following the Department for Transport’s (DfT) 2020 Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake […]
National Highways announce upcoming QEII Bridge maintenance
National Highways has announced that it will be resuming painting work on the QEII Bridge to protect some of its metal components from corrosion. The painting will take place between April and October, and the majority of it will be carried out without disrupting traffic. A temporary walkway was created to give access to workers […]
Essex: Traffic lights on damaged bridge accrue £367,000 bill
More than £365,000 has been spent running traffic lights on a bridge damaged five years ago, the BBC can reveal. The bill has been accumulated by National Highways on Severalls Lane bridge that runs over the A12 in northern Colchester, Essex. The structure was closed five days after the UK went into lockdown in March […]
National Highways lifts more than a thousand miles of roadworks for Easter
As normal for major holiday getaways, National Highways is lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over the bank holiday. The government says around 97.5% of major roads across England will be completely free from roadworks, “speeding up millions of journeys and boosting connectivity across the country to drive growth – the key priority in the government’s […]
VolkerFitzpatrick complete National Highways Framework with final two schemes
VolkerFitzpatrick has successfully completed its Lifecycle Extension Works to prolong the life of concrete road surfaces by up to five years, as part of the Concrete Roads Framework with National Highways, delivering the final two schemes on the A120 and A180 ahead of schedule and with exceptional results. Since 2020, VolkerFitzpatrick has played a key […]
M48 to introduce weight restrictions on Severn Crossing
National Highways is set to introduce a weight limit for heavy goods vehicles using the M48 Severn Crossing to future-proof the bridge. Following safety inspections and to minimise further damage to the bridge, only heavy goods vehicles up to 7.5-tonnes in weight will be able to use the Severn crossing after inspections showed deterioration to […]
Birmingham City University research aims to improve safety for National Highways workers
Birmingham City University (BCU) and National Highways have teamed up to launch two research projects to enhance road worker and traffic officer safety. The partnership and funding stem from the work of Professor David Edwards and the Infrastructure Futures Research Group at BCU, which aims to enhance the built environment’s impact on society, the economy, […]
QuikSTATS awarded National Highways contract to provide underground utility search data
QuikSTATS has won a National Highways contract to provide its underground utilities mapping service.From this month, the QuikSTATS service will be rolled out to all teams involved in design and groundworkoperations across National Highways’ 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. The contract is worth up to £9m and will run for three years, […]
Widow of man killed on Smart Motorway issues call for action
Campaigner Claire Mercer, whose husband was killed on the M1 near Sheffield in 2019, has appealed for assistance in “ridding” the UK of Smart Motorways. In an emotive letter sent to the UK’s transport media, she calls for a new plan of action to bring about a “quicker end” to Smart Motorways. “The latest Progress […]
Beaming up in latest phase of £23m motorway bridge replacement works
Eight steel beams have been lifted into place as part of a £23m scheme to replace a National Highways bridge in Greater Manchester. The beams, each pair weighing up to 65 tonnes, were installed as part of the latest phase of work to replace St Anne’s Road Bridge in Denton, which crosses the M67. The […]