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National Highways seeks new CEO

Nick Harris National Highways chief executive Nick Harris has told the transport secretary that, after five years in the job, he is now stepping down.Harris…

adminJanuary 30, 2026

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Norfolk roadworks smash carb targets

Work started on the A47 in May and completes this month, with all work being carried out overnight.National Highways challenged contractors Heidelberg Materials and WSP…

adminNovember 7, 2025

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Skanska’s £500m Newark bypass gets go-ahead but no start date

The scheme will include a flyover at the Cattle Market roundaboutTransport minister Lord Hendy, on behalf of secretary of state for transport Heidi Alexander, has…

adminOctober 2, 2025

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Road safety money diverted to dance classes

Image by studionone from PixabayTransport Action Network (TAN), which campaigns for more public transport and cycle lanes and less road building, has written to The…

adminAugust 27, 2025

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Pay rise for National Highways chief

Nick HarrisAccounts published by government roads quango National Highways this week reveal that its chief executive, Nick Harris, got paid £426,304 in 2024-25, including performance…

adminJuly 30, 2025

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Campaigners battle to preserve Bradford’s Queensbury Tunnel

Photo © Queensbury Tunnel SocietyLess than four years after spending £7.2m to make Queensbury Tunnel safe for future reuse, National Highways has now decided simply…

adminJuly 17, 2025

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Skanska signs £153m contract for A47 Thickthorn junction

CGI of the new junctionImprovements to the A47 Thickthorn junction, where A47 meets the A11 south of Norwich, were supposed to have already finished by…

adminJuly 16, 2025

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Reprieve for £1.5bn A66 upgrade

The A66Balfour Beatty, Kier and Keltbray have been cleared to start work dualling the remaining 18 miles of single carriageway on the A66 between the…

adminJuly 8, 2025

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Government brings in consultants for greener roads

National Highways, the government agency that looks after trunk roads and motorways in England, has appointed a joint venture of AtkinsRéalis and Jacobs as its…

adminJune 25, 2025