Highways England
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Latest news 25 Aug 2021Highways England rebranded National Highways
Highways England will change its name to National Highways, with Nick Harris confirmed as the new chief executive.
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Latest news 3 Aug 2021Government 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).
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Latest news 21 Apr 2021Smart 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.
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Whitepapers & reports 21 Apr 2021Smart 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.
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Latest news 27 Jan 2021Police 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.
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Latest news 12 Jan 2021
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.
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Latest news 5 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.
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Latest news 13 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.
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Latest news 23 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.
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Latest news 21 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.
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Latest news 14 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.
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Latest news 9 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.
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Latest news 22 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.
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Latest news 1 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.
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Latest news 18 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.
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Latest news 19 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.
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