Roads and the environment

Environmental impacts of roads, including air quality, lighting and biodiversity.

Guidance and regulation

E10 petrol explained
- Detailed guide
- 2 November 2022
- Department for Transport
Covered car parks: fire safety guidance for electric vehicles
- Guidance
- 8 February 2024
- Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
Lessons learned from extreme-weather emergencies on UK highways
- Guidance
- 15 November 2021
- Department for Transport
Competition guidance for developing digital roads and improving air quality (development or pilot only, 1 phase): SBRI competition
- Notice
- 23 January 2019
- Innovate UK
Competition guidance for developing digital roads and improving air quality (feasibility study and development or pilot, 2 phases): SBRI competition
- Notice
- 23 January 2019
- Innovate UK

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News and communications

A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project development consent decision announced
- 8 March 2024
- Planning Inspectorate
- Press release
A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme development consent decision announced
- 12 January 2024
- Planning Inspectorate
- Press release
UK economy boosted by £1.4 billion as longer lorries roll out on roads
- 10 May 2023
- Department for Transport
- News story
Transport investment turbocharges UK’s net zero ambitions and economic growth in Scotland
- 3 April 2023
- Department for Transport and Closed organisation: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
- News story
New framework to ensure road and rail development projects protect the environment
- 14 March 2023
- Department for Transport
- News story

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Research and statistics

Towns, cities and transport: challenges for the water environment
- 20 November 2025
- Environment Agency
- Research
Commute Zero: employer attitudes towards sustainable commuting and business travel
- 26 September 2024
- Department for Transport
- Research
Road lengths in Great Britain: 2023
- 21 March 2024
- Department for Transport
- National statistics
Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: January to December 2021
- 2 March 2022
- Department for Transport
- National statistics
Factors impacting road traffic growth
- 29 October 2018
- Department for Transport
- Research

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Policy papers and consultations

Low carbon fuel strategy: call for ideas
- 24 May 2022
- Department for Transport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 03 April 2022
Transport decarbonisation plan
- 12 January 2023
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper
Government vision for the rapid chargepoint network in England
- 14 May 2020
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Transport, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, Closed organisation: Office for Low Emission Vehicles, and Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2023
- 24 April 2025
- Department for Transport
- Corporate report
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022
- 11 April 2024
- Department for Transport
- Corporate report
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Annual Report 2021
- 14 June 2023
- Department for Transport
- Corporate report
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Annual Report 2020
- 30 March 2022
- Department for Transport
- Corporate report
Branding and litter
- 23 August 2021
- Closed organisation: Highways England
- Foi release

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Organisations

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Environment Agency

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