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The Chair will oversee the delivery of the government’s £24 billion investment into roads across the country.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
New dual carriageway to reduce congestion and improve journey times between Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
Dipesh Shah, who helped oversee the second road investment strategy, will step down from his role at the end of the year.
New smart motorways removed from government road-building plans in recognition of lack of public confidence and cost pressures.
New smart motorways to be removed from government road-building plans due to financial pressures and lack of confidence felt by drivers.
Series of actions have been announced to improve air quality introduced under the Environment Act
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A pioneering drainage system thought to be the largest of its kind in the country has been installed by National Highways underneath the M5 at Oldbury.
A major reform of the funding, management and oversight of England’s busiest roads has produced significant benefits, according to a new evaluation.
National Highways has supported the next generation of female engineers and manufacturing professionals at a special careers event.
Prolonged disruption through roadworks will be reduced as part of new plans designed to ensure more reliable journeys on England’s busiest roads.
National Highways’ projects to modify and refurbish three bridges in the South West have been shortlisted for regional engineering awards.
More than 41,500 people broke down on National Highways roads last year because of tyre issues – that is over 20% of all breakdowns.
Diego Oliva has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of National Highways, the company announced today
Dramatic video footage released by National Highways shows the moment a driver crashed into a patrol vehicle to evade a temporary road closure on the M6.
National Highways is advising drivers to plan their journeys and check their vehicles ahead of the planned rail strike this week.
National Highways has confirmed today that plans to upgrade junction 10 on the M25, one of the busiest in the country, are going on show next week.
Two drivers who were literally driving ‘hands free’ had a nasty shock when they realised they'd been caught on camera by police officers patrolling in one of National Highways’ unmarked HGVs.
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 welcomed to the business by the Chief Executive Nick Harris himself.
Festival goers looking to Rock and Roll All Nite at the Download Festival this year are advised to follow the signposted routes and not their sat navs for smoother and quicker journeys.
Millions of road-users in the South West are set to enjoy safer, quicker and easier journeys, as a multi-million-pound package of improvements to roads, pavements and bridges across the region is revealed.
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