Road Building & Repairs
National Highways launches HGV blindspot sa...
National Highways has launched a new safety campaign, amid concerns about drivers’ awareness of heavy goods vehicle ‘blind spots’ when overtaking. Car and van drivers
New electric vehicles help National Highway...
National Highways is continuing to super-charge its drive to cut carbon emissions with 307 state-of-the-art zero-emission and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) joining its fleet.
Pothole-related breakdowns leap during last...
RAC patrols attended nearly a quarter (23%) more breakdowns where potholes were likely to blame in the last three months of 2022 compared to the
National Highways launches mobile tyre-mana...
One in five breakdowns on the strategic road network (SRN) is caused by tyre failure: that’s 50,000 tyre-related breakdowns every year. And 30% of those
750 seat belt and mobile phone offences in ...
National Highways says it identified more than 750 seat belt and mobile ‘phone offences along a short section of the M6 in Merseyside earlier this
Safety on the Strategic Road Network is imp...
The Office of Rail and Road says National Highways is on course to achieve its overall safety target for the Strategic Road Network in England.
National Highways achieves global carbon ma...
National Highways has become the first major roads organisation to achieve a globally recognised accreditation for its commitment and ambition to cut carbon. The government-owned
£1.1m investment in M6toll keeps the Midla...
Users of M6toll are in safe hands this winter, following a £1.1m investment in seasonal weather preparations. The package of measures will further establish the
Half of drivers avoid using lane one on ‘...
Half of drivers (49%) say they frequently or occasionally avoid using lane one on ‘all lane running’ smart motorways – a revelation that completely undermines
60% of drivers think the state of local roa...
Six-in-10 drivers (60%) believe the condition of local roads they use regularly is worse than a year ago, with a similar proportion (55%) complaining the
