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The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Today, 12 January 2024, the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Legislation change allowing longer lorries and longer semi-trailers on roads will save 70,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the air.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government commitment to develop new green technologies in Scotland will improve connectivity, create jobs and encourage people to walk and cycle.
Announcing a consultation on an updated national networks national policy statement (NNNPS) for developers of new road, rail and rail freight schemes.
Government pledges £10 million to support innovation in transport decarbonisation.
Funding for 7 local highways authorities to develop and use new technologies to reduce emissions, improve regional connectivity and move to net-zero local roads.
Today, 16 November 2022, the A57 Link Roads (previously known as Trans Pennine Upgrade Programme) application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport
Today, 16 November 2022, the A417 Missing Link application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport
New technology will identify antisocial drivers and reduce noise pollution.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
On 18 August 2022, the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme application was granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Investment in transport schemes in Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Funding will support pioneering projects to decarbonise local highways infrastructure across the UK.
National Highways has created a new division for Environmental Sustainability as it underlines its commitment to the environment and achieving net zero carbon.
By recycling materials from the old road, contractors cut carbon footprint by 23%
Farmers and landowners across three river catchments in Yorkshire and the North West are harnessing the power of nature in a pilot scheme to better protect the major road network from flooding.
Wall-climbing robots, acoustic sensors and laser technology are among the pioneering ideas which could help write off graffiti from alongside National Highways roads in the future.
Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net zero carbon emissions.
In a bid to give back to nature, contractors upgrading junction 25 of the M25 on behalf of Highways England, had a pleasant surprise recently when they discovered stockpiles of soil had become the home to a variety of wildfl…
A cornucopia of colour is a sight to bee-hold on busy roadside verges in Yorkshire, creating the perfect habitat for bees and other pollinators.
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