National Highways road safety programme wins Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
National Highways’ road safety Driving for Better Business campaign has won the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. Driving for Better Business is a government-backed National Highways programme to help employers in both the private and public sectors reduce work-related road risk, control the associated costs and improve compliance with current legislation and guidance. […]
Work to improve largest junction on England’s motorway network now complete
Work to improve journey times on England’s largest gyratory roundabout is now complete, National Highways has announced. Junction 23 on the M25 in Hertfordshire is the single biggest gyratory on the whole of the National Highways network. At about 1.2km in circumference, the junction sees some of the highest traffic flows on the M25. The […]
National Highways plans second industry day before inviting bids for next-generation Pavement Delivery Framework
National Highways is planning a second industry day before inviting bids for its new Pavement Delivery Framework. The next-generation framework will include nine lots, including three-super regions. The new £1.3bn framework will replace the previous surfacing and pavement arrangement, presently dominated by Tarmac Trading and Aggregate Industries for projects valued over £1m. A formal invitation […]
New bridge spanning the A2 finished four months early
A brand new road bridge spanning the A2 as part of a huge upgrade near the Bluewater retail complex in Kent has been completed four months early. The Bean Lane bridge – part of a £112 million scheme – linking Ebbsfleet, Bean and the shopping centre has fully opened to traffic. The project being carried out by […]
New plans to reduce congestion on A47 in Great Yarmouth go on show
The latest plans to cut congestion and improve safety on the A47 in Great Yarmouth have gone on display today as National Highways issues an update on proposed roundabout upgrades. National Highways is upgrading six stretches of the A47 between Peterborough and Great Yarmouth as part of a multi-billion pound investment to improve journeys on England’s major A-road and motorways. The section of A47 […]
New M6 Junction 19 now open
The newly-transformed M6 Junction 19 at Knutsford has opened after a week of systems testing, and is now fully-operational. Lead contractor AmeySRM delivered the 20-month project for National Highways as part of the Government’s road investment strategy. Roads Minister Baroness Vere said, “I’m delighted to see these vital improvements to the M6 completed, which will […]
ITS (UK) honours Patey and Ali in annual awards, and acclaims environmental, digital and community innovations
The country’s Intelligent Transport industry association ITS (UK) has given its highest honour, the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement to Ian Patey, WSP’s ITS Head of Profession, Intelligent Transport. Mr Patey has more than 37 years’ experience in transport design and consultancy, and has played a leading role in many of the […]
National Highways appoints Chief Road Safety Adviser
National Highways has appointed Professor Nick Reed as Chief Road Safety Adviser. In this new role, Professor Reed will work with National Highways’ executive directors and board to help deliver the ambition to achieve zero harm on England’s motorways and major A-roads by 2040. As well as providing independent advice, an important part of Professor […]
Next round of hearings for A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements announced
National Highways has announced the next round of hearings for the proposed A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements, a project which will help to transform one of the regions worst congestion hotspots. The A428 scheme, which proposes a new 10-mile dual carriageway from the Black Cat Roundabout on the A1 through to Caxton Gibbet […]
NH plans energy storage to support rapid motorway EV charging
National Highways is hopeful the challenge of finding somewhere to rapidly charge electric vehicles on a long journey could become a thing of the past thanks to a multi-million-pound investment. The government-owned organisation plans to invest in Energy Storage Systems – essentially giant battery packs – for service stations where the grid supply is not […]