A flavour of Day 1 of Highways UK

Thousands of our industry colleagues have gathered in Hall 1 of Birmingham’s NEC for Day 1 of the huge Highways UK event, and we’ve been gathering a flavour of the event on Highways Voices. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO. In today’s podcast we hear some of […]
Harris confirms LTC DCO submission

The CEO of National Highways has announced that a new Development Consent Order for the Lower Thames Crossing has been submitted. Speaking at the major Highways UK event at Birmingham’s NEC, Nick Harris (pictured) told delegates in the keynote session that the scheme, which has been delayed over planning matters, is incredibly important for connectivity […]
National Highways CEO personally welcomes cost-saving intern to full-time role

An intern who saved National Highways thousands of pounds in just three months with his computer know-how has now been given a permanent position – and was given a personal welcome to the business by the Chief Executive Nick Harris. During just a three-month internship, data science student Vadims Seimanovs developed a computer chatbot that […]
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 […]
Contractors will have to build our roads of the future in a carbon-neutral way and this needs to be demonstrated in next few years, says Nick Harris

Contractors will have to build our roads of the future in a carbon-neutral way and this needs to be demonstrated over the next few years, according to National Highways’ Chief Executive Nick Harris. Speaking at a recent online event, reports Construction News, Mr Harris said this will be the overwhelming focus of its next Roads […]
HE rebrands to National Highways as Nick Harris confirmed CEO

Nick Harris has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Government company which builds and operates England’s motorways and major A-roads, as it rebrands from Highways England to become National Highways. The Department for Transport says the new name reflects the new focus the company has on delivering the Government’s £27bn strategic roads […]
Highways England appoints Acting Chief Executive

Highways England has announced Nick Harris will be promoted to Acting Chief Executive, taking over from Jim O’Sullivan when he steps down at the end of the month. Harris (pictured), who’s currently the company’s Executive Director of Operations, joined the company in 2016. Highways England describes him as “a civil engineer with extensive experience in […]