National Highways becomes first roads organisation in the world to achieve global carbon management
National Highways has become the first major roads organisation to achieve a globally recognised accreditation for its commitment and ambition to cut carbon. The government-owned company’s carbon management system has achieved PAS 2080 accreditation, recognising its plans to reduce carbon during the design, construction, and operation of England’s strategic road network. Publicly Available Specification (PAS) […]
National Highways announce the winners of its £1.3bn Pavement Delivery Framework
Over £1 billion-worth of contracts to maintain road surfaces on motorways and major A-roads in England have been confirmed this week. The new agreements, signed by National Highways, will promote the use of low-carbon materials and ensure a greater share of work is delivered by small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Four of the suppliers are SMEs, […]
Causeway selected for National Highways Information Technology Commercial Framework
Highway technology provider Causeway Technologies has been selected by National Highways as part of its new £1bn Information Technology Commercial Framework (ITCF) This follows a detailed selection process in which Causeway applied for inclusion in five of the 18 “LOTs” that comprise the Information Technology Commercial Framework, which is National Highways’ principal route to market for its […]
NH deploys first gritters of winter
National Highways has announced gritters are out for the first significant operation of this autumn and winter season on motorways and major A-roads as temperatures dip across the country. The government-owned company switched over to autumn and winter operations on 1 October, readying teams at 128 depots across the country to keep the country’s busiest […]
National Highways spends more than £250m on LTC bid
It’s emerged that National Highways has spent £266.7 million on the development consent order application for its Lower Thames Crossing scheme. The magazine and website New Civil Engineer submitted a Freedom of Information request which reveals how much National Highways spent of on developing and re-developing the application over the course of five and a […]
Berkshire M4 upgrade now fully open
A 32-mile motorway upgrade stretching from Greater London across Berkshire which will cut congestion and further improve journeys is now fully open, National Highways has announced today (Monday 5 December). As part of a phased opening, the eastern section of the M4 between junctions 3 (Hayes) and 8/9 (Maidenhead) has now moved to 70mph. This […]
National Highways strike dates announced
The Public and Commercial Services Union has announced its programme of action will see National Highways traffic officer service members starting to take strike action from 16 December. It says its national strike ballot on pay, pensions, jobs and cuts to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme closed earlier this month and it received a positive […]
M25 roadside dig hopes to reveal the history of aviation in the area
National Highways, in partnership with GRAHAM Construction, working to upgrade the M25 at junction 28, has welcomed members of the public from local archaeology and historical groups to give them the chance to see what the team had uncovered so far. The team of archaeologists demonstrated how they use GPS equipment to map out sites […]
Morgan Sindall awarded four National Highways contracts
Tier one contractor Morgan Sindall Construction has been awarded four projects worth a combined value of £20m by the National Highways as part of its office and depot upgrades. The company was selected to complete the works which will take place at four sites within Area 9 which takes in the areas of Gloucester, Shropshire, […]
Research suggests drivers are avoiding inside lane on smart motorways over safety fears
Half of drivers say they frequently or occasionally avoid using lane one on all lane running smart motorways. The RAC, which carried out the research, says this is “a revelation that completely undermines the very reason so many hard shoulders have been permanently turned into running lanes: to increase road capacity”. The RAC spoke to […]