AI cameras to be rolled out to catch people littering on roads
It’s reported new artificial intelligence cameras programmed to catch motorway litter louts and issue them with fines will be rolled out in the South East of England. The Daily Telegraph reports National Highways is set to launch a trial in the coming weeks which will see the high-tech cameras installed in road lay-bys which will […]
National Highways obtains extension to injunction covering major roads in the South East
A 12-month extension to an injunction imposed as part of measures to deter protesters from disrupting some of England’s busiest roads has been granted by the High Court. The injunction covering the M25, M25 feeder roads and major roads in Kent was originally obtained by National Highways last May and will now remain in place […]
National Highways helping more pupils walk to school
A new partnership is helping pupils in the North East and Yorkshire take to their feet this National Walking Month. National Highways and Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, is working with 15 schools to help encourage and enable pupils to travel to school more sustainably. The schools are based across Yorkshire and […]
A38 safety work in Cornwall postponed
Work to improve safety on a stretch of the A38 in Cornwall is being postponed. Last June, National Highways launched a public consultation into safety between Trerulefoot and Carkeel, saying the road had a high collision rate and often queuing traffic. But the BBC reports that planned investment between 2025 and 2030 has now been […]
Second phase of £16 million improvement work set to start on A595
A major upgrade of the A595 at Moresby, Cumbria is set to take another step forward. Embankment repairs and drainage improvements feature in National Highways’ £16 million scheme, which will help to keep drivers on the move and reduce the need for future repairs. A new drainage system to reduce the risk of flooding on […]
RSMA and National Highways sign MoU for UK road trials
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) and National Highways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that shall help facilitate the on-road testing of new road marking and stud products on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). It has been well over a decade since the UK last had a dedicated site for on-road trials […]
National Highways contractors to lift 700 miles of roadworks for King Charles’ coronation
More than 96 per cent of England’s motorway and major A road network will be cleared over the next bank holiday. National Highways contractors will lift more than 700 miles of roadworks over the King’s coronation weekend to help motorists and allow people to ‘witness this historic moment’. . With tens of thousands of people […]
National Highways asks contractors to get new diploma
Contractors working for National Highways will be required to pass a new exam in integrated project delivery by 2025. The organisation said it sees integrated project delivery (IPD) as central to maximising efficiency in road building projects and is about to embed it in its procurement. It defines IPD as “a collaborative and coordinated project […]
Traffic Signal improvement funding proved to have benefitted traffic flows
The Transport Technology Forum Conference in Leeds has heard how analysis of movements of vehicles by traffic data company INRIX has proved that improvements to junctions made thanks to a Department for Transport grant has shown delays have been halved on a junction in Hertfordshire. In 2021, 39 transport authorities received a £250,000 or £500,000 […]
M25 junction 10 team lends a hand to reinvigorate new home for autistic adults
The team working on the major revamp of M25 junction 10 at Wisley in Surrey is helping to create a new sensory garden for autistic adults nearby at Stonepit Close in Godalming, Surrey. National Highways, Balfour Beatty and other supply chain partners have joined forces with the National Autistic Society and social enterprise The Glasshouse […]