Our 530-mile network in the North West stretches from the city of Carlisle to the edges of the Peak District. It’s one of the most diverse areas of motorways and major A-roads in the country to maintain and keep moving.
The region is home to economic powerhouses such as Manchester and Liverpool, major international airports and big shopping centres like the Trafford Centre and Cheshire Oaks. We provide links to some of world’s most successful sports teams and help fans get...More
About the Lower Thames Crossing
National Highways is proposing a new road and tunnel, the A122 Lower Thames Crossing . It would connect to the A2 and M2 in Kent, passing through a tunnel under the River Thames, before linking to the A13 in Thurrock and junction 29 of the M25 in the London Borough of Havering, north of the Thames.
It would be approximately 23km long, with 4.25km of this in tunnels under the Thames. The tunnels would be located to the east...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways, we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
The east of England has 650 miles of motorways and A-roads that supports a growing and vital...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways , we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports, and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
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We operate, maintain, and improve England’s...More
At National Highways, it’s our job to plan, design, build, operate and maintain England’s motorways and major A-roads.
In the Midlands, we have a network of over 1800 miles of motorways and A-roads that sits at the centre of England’s transport network. It supports thriving cities, like Birmingham and Leicester, and beautiful rural areas like Shropshire and Lincolnshire.
If you’re heading across the country, north to south, or east to west, you’re...More
A 670-mile network of motorways and A roads sit at the heart of the transport network in Yorkshire and the Northeast. From the city roads of Leeds and Newcastle to rural single carriageways, we keep our region moving.
Providing access to international gateways – from ports at Grimsby and Immingham and Tees and Hartlepool, to airports at Teesside and Leeds-Bradford, our road system supports business growth. It also brings tourism to our stunning natural, cultural, and...More
Latest update
Thank you to everyone who shared their views on our proposals to improve the A27 between Worthing and Lancing. Our project team have reviewed all the feedback and compiled this report summarising the responses and details of how the consultation took place.
Using this information and other assessments we will announce our preferred route later this year.
You can continue to look at the consultation materials, alongside news and...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways , we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports, and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
About us
We operate, maintain, and improve England’s...More
From 11 January to 8 March 2022, National Highways held a statutory consultation on plans to improve the A27 by building a bypass around Arundel.
We received thousands of responses to the statutory consultation and as a result of your feedback, as well as our ongoing design work, we are proposing some changes to the design of ‘the Scheme’.
We are now seeking your views on these changes in this supplementary consultation however, y ou only need to...More
This consultation has now closed. To keep up to date on the scheme, please visit the project webpage.
In March 2020, the government’s second Road Investment Strategy included a commitment for National Highways to improve the A46 ‘Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor’ between the M5 and the Humber Ports, to create a continuous dual carriageway from Lincoln to Warwick.
The A46 around Newark-on-Trent is the only remaining single carriageway section of this key strategic trunk road. We...More
We're considering options to improve the A5 between Dordon and Atherstone to deliver benefits for road users, the economy and local residents.
We're keen to hear your views and want to understand how the proposed options impact road users and the local community.
The consultation closes at 23:59pm on 27 October 2022.
It's important we receive your input before then as responses received after the consultation closes may not be considered.
Our consultation brochure ...More
The A5 in Towcester has longstanding issues with the high levels of traffic passing through its historic town centre, causing environmental, safety and accessibility concerns to residents and businesses. The proposed scheme aims to encourage through traffic, and in particular goods vehicles, to use the new link road and the A43 as an alternative to the A5. This will alleviate some of the more disruptive traffic from the town centre, improving accessibility and quality of life in...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways we believe in a connected country and our network makes these connections happen. We strive to improve our major roads and motorways, engineering the future to keep people moving today and moving better tomorrow. We want to make sure all our major roads are more dependable, durable and, most importantly, safe.
To help us do this, we’ve allocated £347 million of our funding to the development of potential future highways upgrades. This...More
Thank you for your interest in this consultation about the A38 Trerulefoot to Carkeel Safety Package.
We're looking to deliver a range of safety improvements to the road between these two villages and want your input to help shape our plans.
The consultation runs until 11.59pm on 22 July 2022. It's important we receive your input before then as responses received after the consultation closes may not be considered.
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Thank you for taking an interest in this supplementary consultation on the A358 Taunton to Southfields Dualling Scheme.
We’re looking to improve approximately 8.5 miles (13.6 km) of road to high quality and high-performing dual carriageway. This would make journeys safer, quicker and more reliable for the wide variety of people who use the road.
We’ve made some changes to the preliminary design since our public consultation in autumn 2021 . We want to...More
The Lower Thames Crossing local refinement consultation has now closed.
Before completing the response form below, please view our consultation website.
Since we first consulted on the route of the Lower Thames Crossing, tens of thousands of you have helped us design a project that will improve lives across the region and beyond. It will boost our economy, support jobs and education, regenerate local communities and provide the vital road capacity that is so desperately needed. ...More
With more than 600 miles of motorways and major A roads in the Eastern region, our roads provide main routes taking people and freight from the ports of the East Coast through the region to the M25, M1 and A1.The strategic road network keeps the region connected to the rest of the country.
We’re delivering an unprecedented level of investment in our roads to increase capacity and reduce congestion to reduce journey times and to make journeys more reliable and safer.
...More
This consultation provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the proposal to introduce, by way of Regulations, a permanent 50mph speed limit to the slip roads on the M42 at junction 3.
The M42 junction 3 slip roads have been running at a temporary 50mph speed limit following the completion of the M42 junction 3 Improvement scheme in early 2020. We're now proposing to make the 50mph speed limit permanent and will be holding a consultation regarding our proposals...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways , we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
We operate, maintain and improve England’s motorways and major A-roads and our network totals around...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways , we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
We operate, maintain and improve England’s motorways and major A-roads and our network totals around...More
We're consulting on our proposals for the A27 Arundel Bypass Scheme, a new, approximately 8km dual carriageway incorporating proposals for the old A27.
This consultation is an important step towards delivering the Scheme, which will bring many benefits to local communities and the region’s economy, whilst making journeys quicker and safer, and freeing Arundel town and neighbouring communities from congestion.
This Statutory consultation will run for eight weeks, closing at 23.59...More
This consultation provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the proposal to introduce, by way of Regulations, a permanent 60mph speed limit between just north of Junction 1 and just south of Junction 2 of the M5.
The 60mph speed limit will, if approved, be set permanently and will be clearly displayed by signs on both sides of the carriageway indicating where it starts. There will also be signs which repeat this speed limit and which indicate where it ends. ...More
Alongside our ongoing work to upgrade Binley junction, we’ve been assessing various options to upgrade the junction at Walsgrave. Our work showed that only one option was viable and could deliver the required improvements at the junction.
Between January 2022 and February 2022, we held a public consultation on this viable option, known as Option 11. We also shared detail on the discounted options and explained why these were not viable.
...More
Investing in your roads
At Highways England, we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
The east of England has 650 miles of motorways and A-roads that supports a growing and vital...More
Our consultation for the M1/M62 Lofthouse Interchange has closed.
At National Highways we believe in a connected country, and our network makes these connections happen. We strive to improve our major roads and motorways, engineering the future to keep people moving today and moving better tomorrow. We want to make sure all our major roads are more dependable, durable and, most importantly, safe.
To help us do this, we’ve allocated £347 million of our funding...More
Investing in your roads
Part of our work is to develop a continuous pipeline of potential schemes to improve safety, tackle congestion and meet the future demands the road network will face. Working closely with the Department for Transport (DfT), we have identified a possible 32 proposed schemes for development as part of the Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) pipeline (2025-2030).
As the exploration and development process for these schemes progresses, we will continue to regularly...More
We're consulting on our proposals to upgrade the A358 Taunton to Southfields to dual carriageway.
This will improve road safety, reduce traffic congestion and improve connectivity for road users and local communities, while unlocking economic growth in Somerset and the South West.
This consultation will close at 23.59 on Monday 22 November 2021. Please make sure you share your views by then, so that they can be taken into account.
Copies of the consultation materials can be...More
Investing in your roads
At National Highways (formerly known as Highways England), we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting people where they need to be, we provide three times more miles per person than the railways.
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We operate,...More
Highways England is upgrading all our older Dynamic Hard Shoulder motorways to the latest All Lane Running standard.
The upgrades are a flagship recommendation of the Government’s evidence stocktake into smart motorway safety.
To make these changes, we are updating the legal regulations that the motorway operates under. We are running a consultation on these legal changes.
Please view the Consultation Document below to read more about our proposals. ...More
The Lower Thames Crossing community impacts consultation has now closed.
This consultation explains the impacts of the project and how we plan to reduce them, as well as the changes we have made to the project since the design refinement consultation. These have been informed by feedback received from our stakeholders and ongoing design work.
We are asking you a series of questions on the project’s impacts and our proposed mitigations, changes since the design refinement...More