Highways England

Opinion 16 Jun 2022

Did Moses lead his city (New York) astray?

We reflect on lessons to be learnt from a commissioner who endeavoured to give New Yorkers what he felt was good for them

Highways England rebranded National Highways

Highways England will change its name to National Highways, with Nick Harris confirmed as the new chief executive.

Traffic on the single-carriageway section of the A303 near Stonehenge

Government loses Stonehenge tunnel court case

The High Court has ruled that transport secretary ‘acted unlawfully’ when granting permission for a short tunnel through the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS).

Smart motorway safety measures accelerated

Safety improvements to existing smart motorways will be brought forward and no ALR motorway will be open without radar technology to detect stopped vehicles.

Whitepapers & reports 21 Apr 2021

Smart motorways stocktake - Highways England

This Highways England report sets out the progress it has made against the action plan published in 2020 to boost smart motorway safety.

Police commissioner calls for ban on smart motorways

A South Yorkshire, police crime commissioner (PCC) has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, calling for a ban on smart motorways.

Highways 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.

Road 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.

Highways 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.

Highways 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.

Network 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.

Air 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.

Rear of an electric van with an advert for the Highways England EV trial

Highways 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.

Highways 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.

North 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.

Shapps 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.

Highways 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.