Highways England
Latest news12 Jan 2021Highways England appoints Nick Harris as acting chief executive
Nick Harris will be Highways England’s acting chief executive from February 1 when Jim O’Sullivan steps down from the role.
Latest news5 Jan 2021Road microplastics pollution research paves way for further studies
Highways England has launched a study into whether surface water which runs off roads affects the level of microplastics in the environment.
Latest news13 Oct 2020Highways England starts £51m A19 upgrade six months early
Highways England is starting work on a £51 million upgrade to the A19 six months ahead of schedule.
Latest news23 Sep 2020Highways England to improve motorway journeys for disabled people
Highways England is introducing new resources to make it easier for disabled people to use England’s motorways and major A-roads.
Latest news21 Sep 2020Network Rail and Highways England collaborate on more UK parkway stations
Network Rail and Highways England have published a new joint document that they hope will make it easier to develop more parkway stations across the UK.
Latest news14 Sep 2020Air quality trial will cut some motorway speeds to 60mph
Highways England is to trial cutting motorway speed limits in four areas to 60mph to monitor the impact on air quality.
Latest news9 Sep 2020Highways England invests £9m in ‘try before you buy’ EV scheme
Highways England is handing £9.3 million to local authorities to encourage businesses with diesel vans to switch to electric with a free two-month trial.
Latest news22 Jul 2020Highways England appoints Dipesh J Shah as chair to deliver £27bn strategy
Dipesh J Shah has been selected as Highways England chair, responsible for the delivery of the second five-year road investment strategy, RIS2.
Latest news1 Jun 2020North East Lincolnshire Council gets the green light for multi-million pound highways projects
The Department of Transport (DfT) has greenlit millions of pounds of funding for two major highways projects in North East Lincolnshire.
Latest news18 May 2020Shapps brings forward road repairs spending
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has accelerated plans to fix potholes and improve roads in a shake-up of transport infrastructure spending.
Latest news19 Nov 2019Highways England still has £87.2m left to spend from £100m budget on air quality improvement
Highways England still has the majority of its £100 million budget left to spend on improving air quality as part of a five year project that ends in 2021.
