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How the Highways Agency cares for our environment

Protecting and enhancing the environment is an increasingly important role for the Highways Agency. We have a number of environment targets for 2007-08 relating to water quality, biodiversity, landscape, noise, and air quality (which contributes to the delivery of the Department’s PSA target for air quality).

We have a long-established record of balancing the need to develop and operate the strategic road network with our responsibilities to neighbouring communities and the wider environment. The environment is one of the three key pillars of sustainability, alongside society and economic performance.

We own 30,000 hectares of land next to our roads and 14,000 of those hectares are planted with trees and shrubs. We plant to achieve landscape integration and bio-diversity benefits.

Top Features

Are You Ready to Act on CO2?

Everyone has a carbon footprint - it's your own personal measure of how much carbon dioxide you create and how much you contribute to climate change.  The Agency is working to tackle congestion and we can all make a difference by making smart travel choices.

Air Quality and Noise Mitigation

Find out about the roles and responsibilities of the Highways Agency in noise mitigation and air quality management.

Biodiversity and Habitats

See how we consider the habitat of local wildlife and the work we do.

Highways Agency at Gardeners' World

Find out more about the HA at Gardeners' World.

News Stories

Read articles about Highways Agency Initiatives for the environment.

Publications and Related Documents

Find environmental HA publications and related documents.