National Highways to complete major road schemes more quickly with acceleration plan
Motorway and major A roads improvements in England will open to traffic more quickly, under a plan to accelerate the completion of road-building projects unveiled today (Wednesday 3 November) at Highways UK. Road users and local communities will benefit from improvements earlier than expected under the plan, which aims to reduces the time needed to […]
MPs call for smart motorways “pause”
There is not enough safety and economic data to justify continuing with the roll-out of smart motorways, according to a new report by the Transport Select Committee. The Committee is calling for National Highways to suspend the roll-out of new all lane running schemes until there is more data. It has said it wants to […]
National Highways names new Executive Director for Operations
National Highways has appointed Duncan Smith to the role of Executive Director for Operations full time. He joined the company in 2017 first as Regional Director and then more recently as Transformation Director. Previously, he held several senior positions in infrastructure companies. Mr Smith has been covering the role on an interim basis since February […]
WJ Group secure National Highways Scheme Delivery Framework place
The road safety and marking company WJ Group has secured a place on National Highways’ new £3.6 billion Scheme Delivery Framework. WJ is the preferred Lot 6 (Roadmarkings) supplier, securing the maximum permitted allocation, by placing first in the tendering process across four of the new SDF regions, the South West, South East, Midlands and […]
National Highways seeks views on Copdock improvement
National Highways is inviting people that live, work and travel in and around the A14 Copdock Interchange in Suffolk to have their say on proposals to improve the busy junction. It says it is developing “a continuous pipeline of improvement schemes to meet future demands the road network will face”, and working closely with the […]
Lower Thames Crossing pledges 22,000 hours of volunteering to help local communities
National Highways has today (28 October) pledged at least 22,000 hours of volunteering in the local community during the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. The ambitious volunteering scheme will support projects near the proposed route of the Lower Thames Crossing, both north and south of the River Thames, and reflect four themes; environment, heritage, […]
TRL wins long term pavement surveys contracts for National Highways
TRL have been awarded four seven-year contracts by National Highways to supply intrusive pavement survey and testing services in the Southeast and Midlands regions, and non-intrusive pavement survey and testing services in the Southeast and East regions. Pavement surveys are commissioned to support the development and design of network maintenance and improvement schemes. Intrusive and […]
Government wins injunction against Insulate Britain blocking roads
National Highways has secured a new nationwide interim High Court injunction to target protestors who cause disruption on any part of the strategic road network in England. The new injunction bans activities that obstruct traffic and prevent access to 4,300 miles of motorways and major A roads. It also bans activities which cause damage to […]
The road to Net Zero at Highways UK, discussed on Highways Voices
We’ve had a welcome return to face-to-face events in this country over the autumn but nothing on the scale of Highways UK, so this week’s Highways Voices looks ahead to this major event at the NEC. In the podcast, Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum chat to Highways UK content director Paul Wheeler who tells them, […]
Government takes out first nationwide injunction against climate activists blocking key roads
A new injunction will ban activities that obstruct motorways and major A roads across the entire country. National Highways has secured a new nationwide interim injunction to target protestors who cause disruption on any part of the Strategic Road Network in England. The High Court granted the interim injunction today (Monday 25 October) following an […]