National Highways' Heroes: Traffic officer service celebrates 20 years26/04/2024 National Highways’ traffic officer service celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday (26 April), having increased tenfold over the two decades. |
National Highways refuses to disclose smart motorway SVD status23/04/2024 National Highways has refused to disclose how many of its failing smart motorway safety systems have nevertheless been cleared for permanent operation. |
Nineteen-mile detour as M25 faces new closure18/04/2024 A section of the M25 will be shut for a full weekend for the second time this year as work on National Highways’ £317m Junction 10 scheme continues. |
National Highways secures £50m digital transformation partnership12/04/2024 Digital services provider Version 1 has been named as National Highways' 'strategic long-term partner for managed services and collaboration'. |
Return of the white water lilies? Fresh work to boost biodiversity13/03/2024 National Highways is helping fund a major Devon County Council scheme to de-silt a lake within a Site of Special Scientific Interest alongside the A38. |
Exclusive: One million hours of delays in six months - M25 scheme impact revealed28/02/2024 New data obtained by Highways shows the impact of the £317m M25 Junction 10 scheme, with vehicles delayed by nearly a quarter of a million hours in just one month. |
Transport secretary names new National Highways chair22/02/2024 Sir Gareth Rhys Williams has been appointed by the transport secretary as the new National Highways chair. |
Government wins in Court of Appeal on £450m worth of schemes22/02/2024 Court of Appeal judges have given the go-ahead on development consent orders (DCOs) for three National Highways schemes potentially worth a total of £450m. |
£100m M27 scheme at risk22/02/2024 A proposal to revamp junction 10 of the M27 in Hampshire to support the Welborne Garden Village development is under threat due to escalating costs. |
Harris leads anti-littering campaign to address 'social problem’14/02/2024 National Highways has launched a 'long-awaited' campaign to highlight its work to deal with litter dropped along its network as it faces a trial in September over the issue. |
ORR opens full investigation into National Highways after 'recurring issues'14/02/2024 The roads monitor has opened up a wide-ranging investigation into National Highways' performance, which it says has dipped in a number of areas. |
Met Office helps keep the show on the road13/02/2024 Met Office meteorologists based at National Highways’ NTOC National Traffic Operations Centre have helped the government-owned company progress one of its major enhancement schemes, despite the threat of adverse conditions. |
National Highways sits on scheme delay data31/01/2024 National Highways has refused to disclose data on the impact of its £317m M25 Junction 10 scheme, as it warned of further disruption throughout the coming year. |
Harris: Smart motorway refuge planning 'very advanced'24/01/2024 National Highways boss Nick Harris has told MPs that the government-owned company has still only retrofitted 13 emergency areas (EAs) on smart motorways but insisted he is ‘confident’ of meeting the target of 150 by next March. |
Worth the weight: National Highways installs 92-tonne footbridge on M2522/01/2024 National Highways is halfway through the installation of a new 91-metre, 92 tonne footbridge across the M25 in Surrey, part of its £317m Junction 10 upgrade. |
Stopped vehicle detection hits target but 85% of testing data unusable18/12/2023 National Highways has made significant progress on smart motorway safety according to a new report from the roads monitor however concerns remain about the strength of the underlying testing data. |
ORR tells National Highways 'time is running out' on safety target18/12/2023 National Highways is off course to meet its key safety target of halving KSIs by 2025 - compared to a 2005 to 2009 average baseline - and been told by England's road monitor to draw up an urgent action plan. |
Three winners in competition to 'ease the pain of roadworks’06/12/2023 National Highways is to trial three winning ideas from its roadworks innovation competition, which aims to use the latest technology to help ‘ease the pain of roadworks’. |
National Highways to spend £75m on 'transformation and change'17/11/2023 National Highways is seeking a partner 'to deliver transformation and change services in our business' for up to five years in a deal valued at £75m. |
MJ Church and National Highways make light work of bridge load14/11/2023 A £4.6m refurbishment of a bridge spanning the M5 is set to be completed a month ahead of schedule. |
Call to scrap All Lane Running as smart motorway deaths rise
Panorama: Faulty smart motorway tech 'means Russian roulette'
Exclusive: A quarter of smart motorway schemes fall below safety benchmark
