National Highways
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National Highways, formerly Highways England, and, prior to that, the Highways Agency, is a company owned by the British government. It is in charge of looking after the motorways and large A-roads in England. They also have traffic officers who deal with incidents, such as car accidents, on the motorways. It replaced the Highways Agency in 2015.[2]
| Government-owned company | |
| Industry | Highway Authority |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Headquarters | Bridge House 1 Walnut Tree Close Guildford GU1 4LZ[1] |
Key people | Jim O'Sullivan (Chief Executive) Colin Matthews (Chairman) |
| Owner | HM Government |
Number of employees | 4,700 (2018) |
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National Highways Media
The M4 motorway is partly managed by National Highways.
A traffic officer carries out a road block on the M40 motorway in 2018
Motorway badge for the M4 motorway
Motorway badge for the M5 motorway
Motorway badge for the M32 motorway
Motorway badge for the M48 motorway
Motorway badge for the M49 motorway
UK A4 road sign
References
- ↑ "About us". National Highways. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ Template:Cite Hansard