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National Highways

National Highways is the UK government agency entrusted with the management and maintenance of England's strategic road network, playing a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient travel on motorways and major A roads.
National Highways oversee the operation and maintenance of motorways and major A roads, ensuring safe and reliable travel for millions of people. National Highways is committed to improving road infrastructure, reducing congestion, and enhancing road safety through innovative solutions and efficient management. They work closely with local authorities, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver a modern and resilient road network that supports economic growth and enhances the overall transportation experience for the public.
National Highways
11/03/2025How do you build a road Episode 8 The Big Bridge and a lot of soft rock

For our next episode, Peter Haddock is joined again by Mark Sabbato Construction Manager for Kier Transportation on the National Highways A417 Missing Link road project. 

21/02/2025How do you build a road Episode 7 Looking after the Wildlife and Environment

On the A417 project, Kier Group Senior Ecologist Natasha James and her team have been working to ensure wildlife is protected, trees planted and the whole project delivers not just a much needed new road, but maximises biodiversity and conservation of the surrounding area. 

06/12/2024National Highways Are CHANGING the Future of Transportation

Peter Haddock talks to Dr Joanna White, Research Development and Innovation Director at Highways UK. Having talked to Joanna for a number of years in this interview, Peter gets an update on the last 12 months and how National Highways has been changing its approach to innovation.

26/11/2024How do you build a road Episode 6 Where does the water go at the A417

For this episode, Peter Haddock talks to Mark Sabbato of Kier Transportation about water and drainage next to attenuation ponds on the £460m National Highways funded project. 

06/11/2024Costain Group and Flannery Plant Hire in UK first combined safety and productivity approach

Costain Group and Flannery Plant Hire introduce a UK first combined safety and productivity approach for a major National Highways project on the M6 Motorway.

30/10/2024How do you build a road Episode 5 The Long Wall

In this episode, Peter Haddock is joined by Mark Sabatto of Kier Transportation at a key area on the £460m National Highways funded project.

11/10/2024How do you build a road Episode 4 Filling the Shab Valley

Peter Haddock joined Mark Sabbato of Kier Transportation earlier this year on the £460m National Highways funded A417 project in what we are calling ‘The Earthmovers Dream’.

06/06/2024The Power of Where the construction industry and clients want location based data

‘The Power of Where’ - construction industry clients now want location-based data, with National Highways alone equating the value of its data at £80bn, says Mark Lawton Head of Engineering Survey at Tier 1 contractor Skanska.

20/05/2024How do you build a road Episode 3 The Earthmovers Dream creating the Shab Interchange

How do you build a road? - Episode 3 'The Earthmovers Dream' Peter Haddock joined Mark Sabbato of Kier Transportation earlier this year at the location of the 'Shab Valley Interchange' on the £460m National Highways funded A417 project.

09/05/2024Building the A417 Missing Link Episode 2 Moving 15 million cubic metres of earth

How do you build a road? - Episode 2: Moving 1.5 million cubic metres of earth with Construction Manager Mark Sabbato of main Tier 1 contractor Kier Transportation.

01/03/2024Building the A417 Missing Link 460m road project

Peter Haddock follows the construction of a major road project in the UK with National Highways and Tier 1 contractor Kier Transportation.

01/03/2024Building the A417 Missing Link road project

Peter Haddock is following the construction of the £460m National Highways A417 ‘Missing Link’ project from start to finish in what will be an epic series.  

16/11/2023We pick up litter including human waste one day and its back the next

Changing behaviours on littering is our biggest challenge. This was the message from Freda Rashdi, Head of Customer Journeys for National Highways, when Peter Haddock caught up with her at Highways UK in our specially designed studio on the Leica Geosystems stand. Freda: "As National Highways, we have to grade our network for litter, and this inspection process and manual litter picking takes up a huge amount of resources, particularly in hotspots like the slip roads of motorway junctions.

30/10/2023National Highways talks Good bacteria for healing roads and 3D printed infrastructure

‘Good bacteria’ for healing roads, large scale 3D printed concrete with embedded sensors and innovative thinking as Dr Joanna White of National Highways talks looks to challenge the sector. 

02/05/2023National Highways on the road to Net Zero

In the latest in-depth edition of our Think Tank Series podcast, supported by 3D Machine Control and Surveying specialist Leica Geosystems, Malcolm Dare, National Highways Executive Director of Commercial, Supply Chain and Procurement, talks Peter Haddock through a whole range of subjects, mapping out the future direction of the organisation.

29/03/2023PODCAST National Highways on the road to Net Zero accelerating change and embracing opportunities

In the latest in-depth edition of our Think Tank Series podcast, supported by 3D Machine Control and Surveying specialist Leica Geosystems, Malcolm Dare, National Highways Executive Director of Commercial, Supply Chain and Procurement, talks Peter Haddock through a whole range of subjects, mapping out the future direction of the organisation.

18/11/2022Disrupting road building Peter Haddock talks to Dr Joanna White Roads Development Director at National Highways

On 28th September this year, National Highways announced the formation of the Roads Research Alliance (RRA), incorporating researchers from Cambridge University and over 20 companies from its supply chain.

03/11/2022National Highways new Roads Research Alliance explained with Dr Joanna White and Peter Haddock

National Highways new Roads Research Alliance explained with Dr Joanna White and Peter Haddock.

28/03/2022Comit2Drones National Highways Development Centre Drone testing day

Peter Haddock joins Ian Billington, National Highways Innovation Manager onsite for a Futureworx 2022 show special visit.

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