National Highways drives down roadside litter levels in national spring clean
National Highways has again joined Keep Britain Tidy’s national litter-picking effort, which runs to 10 April, in a push to clear rubbish from the roads. The government-owned company says litter takes a devastating toll on the environment and costs around £1 billion every year to clean up. It also poses a serious safety risk as road […]
National Highways delivers A38 bridge boost for all in Plymouth
National Highways has announced the completion of a £2.89 million scheme to upgrade the Mowhay footbridge in Plymouth, effectively joining up with a local cycle route around the city and also making it easier for wheelchair users and people with pushchairs to cross the A38. The original bridge was not wide enough to safely accommodate […]
Council backs Arundel “grey route” in principle
Councillors in West Sussex have given their backing to National Highways plans to bypass Arundel with a new stretch of the A27. National Highways has been consulting on the ‘grey route’, which features new bridges spanning the River Arun, over the Arun Valley Railway and over Binsted Rife, as well as a new junction at […]
National Highways setting out new system for connected and autonomous plant at Futureworx event
National Highways will be unveiling a new industry-wide scoring system for Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) to construction bosses at the Futureworx event next week. Visitors to the industry event will be given the first look at the new CAP levels which will score machinery according to its level of automation. This standardised measure, the […]
Seatbeltless, mobile using driver gives the finger to undercover police
A van driver without a seatbelt has been caught by an undercover National Highways enforcement vehicle while taking one hand off the wheel and both eyes off the road to use a mobile phone while driving along the busy A1(M). And when he realised he was spotted, he made a gesture at the two police […]
Operation Brock reinstated on M20 over P&O suspension
The Operation Brock contraflow on the M20 in Kent has been put back into operation as a precaution due to the suspension of P&O ferry services. The disruption to freight is expected to last for at least ten days which increases the risk of queues and congestion on cross-channel routes. The contraflow, which is created […]
National Highways to make changes to A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project after public consultation
National Highways has listened to the opinions of people and taken action by refining designs for the £1bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project, it has said. The project will lead to significant improvements to the A66 between M6 junction 40 and A1 at Scotch Corner by dualling the remaining single carriageway sections of the route and […]
NH accused of wasting money on rebrand
The head of the RAC Foundation and a former Director General at the Department for Transport, Steve Gooding, has criticised the “eye-watering” cost of rebranding Highways England to National Highways. The website Construction News has discovered through a Freedom of Information request that the rebrand is set to cost the taxpayer nearly £402,000 in total […]
Third A19 upgrade opens to traffic
£51.6 million upgrade of the A19 near Sunderland is the latest National Highways improvement to open to traffic in the North East. The A19 Downhill Lane scheme will provide extra capacity on the junction between the A19 and the A1290 in Sunderland. National Highways says this will support the regional economy and provide access to […]
National Highways starts search for contractors for its next-generation Pavement Delivery Framework
National Highways has started the search for contractors for its next generation Pavement Delivery Framework. Interested parties have until May 12th to submit their bids for a place on the framework via the Bravo Solutions portal. The plan is to replace the current arrangement, which is six geographical areas with two lots per area for […]