Highways England - Revision history

Editor at 19:41, 7 January 2022

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	* Smart motorways procurement plan.		* Smart motorways procurement plan.
	* Street authority.		* Street authority.
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	* Sustainable transport.		* Sustainable transport.
	* Transport mobility and the magic map.		* Transport mobility and the magic map.

Editor at 18:23, 7 January 2022

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	“The Department and Highways England need to agree a more realistic and affordable plan if they are to provide optimal value from the Road Investment Strategy... Highways England has been working to address the risks to deliverability, affordability and value for money that were present in 2015, but we are now nearly two years into the five-year road investment period. Decisive action needs to be taken before the updated delivery plan is published in the summer if shortcomings in the current strategy are not to be carried over into future road investment periods.”		“The Department and Highways England need to agree a more realistic and affordable plan if they are to provide optimal value from the Road Investment Strategy... Highways England has been working to address the risks to deliverability, affordability and value for money that were present in 2015, but we are now nearly two years into the five-year road investment period. Decisive action needs to be taken before the updated delivery plan is published in the summer if shortcomings in the current strategy are not to be carried over into future road investment periods.”

−	= Related articles =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Bitumen binder may delay road surface deterioration.		* Bitumen binder may delay road surface deterioration.
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	* Road investment strategy.		* Road investment strategy.
	* Roads revolution.		* Roads revolution.
		+	* Roadworks.
	* Section 38 agreement.		* Section 38 agreement.
	* Section 278 agreement.		* Section 278 agreement.

Designing Buildings at 05:51, 6 September 2021

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		+	In August 2021, it was announced that Highways England would change its name to ‘National Highways’, reflecting a new focus on delivering the government’s strategic roads investment programme. Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nick-harris-appointed-chief-executive-at-new-look-national-highways https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nick-harris-appointed-chief-executive-at-new-look-national-highways]
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		+	For more information see: National Highways.
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	On 1 April 2015, The Highways Agency was replaced by a new body, [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england Highways England].		On 1 April 2015, The Highways Agency was replaced by a new body, [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england Highways England].

−	This change was announced in June 2013 by Danny Alexander, then-Chief Secretary to the Treasury and introduced by the Infrastrucure Act 2015. It ~~brings~~ Highways Agency activities into government ownership ~~and is intended~~ to ensure funding ~~can~~ be allocated on a longer-term basis, giving greater certainty over upgrades to the highways network and saving the taxpayer £2.6 billion over 10 years.	+	This change was announced in June 2013 by Danny Alexander, then-Chief Secretary to the Treasury and introduced by the Infrastrucure Act 2015. It brought Highways Agency activities into government ownership to ensure funding could be allocated on a longer-term basis, giving greater certainty over upgrades to the highways network and saving the taxpayer £2.6 billion over 10 years.

−	Highways England is a government-owned company, or highway authority, that ~~works~~ with the Department for Transport to operate, maintain and improve England’s motorways and major A roads. It also ~~manages~~ and ~~helps~~ prevent incidents on England’s motorways through its uniformed Traffic Officer service.	+	Highways England was a government-owned company, or highway authority, that worked with the Department for Transport to operate, maintain and improve England’s motorways and major A roads. It also managed and helped prevent incidents on England’s motorways through its uniformed Traffic Officer service.

−	It ~~has~~ 3,500 staff based at offices in Guildford, Bedford, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Exeter. Oversight is provided by the Office of Rail and Road (formerly the Office of Rail Regulation), who ~~monitor~~ the performance and efficiency of the company, and Transport Focus who act as a watchdog for road users.	+	It had 3,500 staff based at offices in Guildford, Bedford, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Exeter. Oversight was provided by the Office of Rail and Road (formerly the Office of Rail Regulation), who monitored the performance and efficiency of the company, and Transport Focus who act as a watchdog for road users.

−	The 4,300 miles of road network for which Highways England is responsible ~~represents~~ just 2% of all roads in England by length, but it ~~carries~~ a third of all traffic by mileage and two thirds of all heavy goods traffic.	+	The 4,300 miles of road network for which Highways England was responsible represented just 2% of all roads in England by length, but it carried a third of all traffic by mileage and two thirds of all heavy goods traffic.

	On 26 March 2015, just before its launch, Highways England published a [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-forward-a-new-era-for-englands-major-roads five year plan] setting out how £11 billion of investment will be delivered, including:		On 26 March 2015, just before its launch, Highways England published a [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-forward-a-new-era-for-englands-major-roads five year plan] setting out how £11 billion of investment will be delivered, including:
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	“The Department and Highways England need to agree a more realistic and affordable plan if they are to provide optimal value from the Road Investment Strategy... Highways England has been working to address the risks to deliverability, affordability and value for money that were present in 2015, but we are now nearly two years into the five-year road investment period. Decisive action needs to be taken before the updated delivery plan is published in the summer if shortcomings in the current strategy are not to be carried over into future road investment periods.”		“The Department and Highways England need to agree a more realistic and affordable plan if they are to provide optimal value from the Road Investment Strategy... Highways England has been working to address the risks to deliverability, affordability and value for money that were present in 2015, but we are now nearly two years into the five-year road investment period. Decisive action needs to be taken before the updated delivery plan is published in the summer if shortcomings in the current strategy are not to be carried over into future road investment periods.”

−	In August 2021, it was announced that Highways England would change its name to ‘National Highways’, reflecting a new focus on delivering the government’s strategic roads investment programme. Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nick-harris-appointed-chief-executive-at-new-look-national-highways https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nick-harris-appointed-chief-executive-at-new-look-national-highways]	+	= Related articles =
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	* Bitumen binder may delay road surface deterioration.		* Bitumen binder may delay road surface deterioration.
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	* Infrastructure act.		* Infrastructure act.
	* Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works.		* Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works.
		+	* National Highways.
	* Overview of the road development process.		* Overview of the road development process.
	* Rapid Engineering Model REM.		* Rapid Engineering Model REM.
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	* Why demolition and infilling are blunt weapons in the management of historic structures.		* Why demolition and infilling are blunt weapons in the management of historic structures.

−	=== External references ===	+	= External references =

	* Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-forward-a-new-era-for-englands-major-roads Highways Agency, Driving forward: a new era for England’s major roads], 26 March 2015.		* Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-forward-a-new-era-for-englands-major-roads Highways Agency, Driving forward: a new era for England’s major roads], 26 March 2015.

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Editor at 16:31, 3 September 2021

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	* Conserving and Enhancing Country Lanes in the Surrey Hills AONB.		* Conserving and Enhancing Country Lanes in the Surrey Hills AONB.
	* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.		* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.
		+	* Digital Roads 2025.
	* Five years of road investment strategy.		* Five years of road investment strategy.
	* Great Musgrave: infilled bridge a sad reflection on state of the industry.		* Great Musgrave: infilled bridge a sad reflection on state of the industry.

Editor at 11:17, 1 September 2021

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	* Travel plan.		* Travel plan.
	* Vision and validate: a third way in designing the roads of the future.		* Vision and validate: a third way in designing the roads of the future.
		+	* Why demolition and infilling are blunt weapons in the management of historic structures.

	=== External references ===		=== External references ===

Designing Buildings at 06:11, 24 August 2021

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	“The Department and Highways England need to agree a more realistic and affordable plan if they are to provide optimal value from the Road Investment Strategy... Highways England has been working to address the risks to deliverability, affordability and value for money that were present in 2015, but we are now nearly two years into the five-year road investment period. Decisive action needs to be taken before the updated delivery plan is published in the summer if shortcomings in the current strategy are not to be carried over into future road investment periods.”		“The Department and Highways England need to agree a more realistic and affordable plan if they are to provide optimal value from the Road Investment Strategy... Highways England has been working to address the risks to deliverability, affordability and value for money that were present in 2015, but we are now nearly two years into the five-year road investment period. Decisive action needs to be taken before the updated delivery plan is published in the summer if shortcomings in the current strategy are not to be carried over into future road investment periods.”
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		+	In August 2021, it was announced that Highways England would change its name to ‘National Highways’, reflecting a new focus on delivering the government’s strategic roads investment programme. Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nick-harris-appointed-chief-executive-at-new-look-national-highways https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nick-harris-appointed-chief-executive-at-new-look-national-highways]

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Editor at 11:17, 13 August 2021

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	* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.		* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.
	* Five years of road investment strategy.		* Five years of road investment strategy.
		+	* Great Musgrave: infilled bridge a sad reflection on state of the industry.
	* Highway authority.		* Highway authority.
	* Highways in England and Wales.		* Highways in England and Wales.

Editor at 10:25, 18 June 2021

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	* Transport mobility and the magic map.		* Transport mobility and the magic map.
	* Travel plan.		* Travel plan.
		+	* Vision and validate: a third way in designing the roads of the future.

	=== External references ===		=== External references ===

Editor at 15:08, 29 April 2021

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		+	* Bitumen binder may delay road surface deterioration.
	* Conserving and Enhancing Country Lanes in the Surrey Hills AONB.		* Conserving and Enhancing Country Lanes in the Surrey Hills AONB.
	* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.		* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.

Editor at 12:35, 7 April 2021

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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

		+	* Conserving and Enhancing Country Lanes in the Surrey Hills AONB.
	* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.		* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.
	* Five years of road investment strategy.		* Five years of road investment strategy.