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Highways England<\/a> has rebranded to \u2018National Highways\u2019, as it appoints Nick Harris as the new chief executive<\/h2>\n

Highways England and the Department for Transport revealed that Highways England will change its name to National Highways. This reflects the new focus the company has on delivering the government\u2019s \u00a327bn strategic roads investment<\/a> programme.<\/p>\n

Nick Harris will lead the organisation as it delivers this investment and looks towards the future opportunities offered by automation and digitisation as well as delivering the government\u2019s net zero target<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Highways England chair, Dipesh J Shah OBE, said: \u201cI am delighted to appoint Nick as our CEO.<\/p>\n

“Now, more than ever, our infrastructure schemes have an important and perhaps unique role to play in helping our economy to recover.<\/p>\n

\u201cNick\u2019s steady hand throughout the last few months has established a solid foundation to help us on our journey to transform how we work with our supply chain, how we deliver our net zero carbon and how we realise our digitalisation ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris joined Highways England in 2016 and has been acting chief executive since February 2021.<\/p>\n

He will have a keen focus on continued road safety improvements and the transformation of National Highways as a global leader in road building<\/a> and maintenance, as well as delivering world class health and safety.<\/p>\n

His permanent appointment is the conclusion of a broad and rigorous recruitment process.<\/p>\n

\u2018A new exciting chapter\u2019<\/h3>\n

Nick Harris commented: \u201cI am pleased to be taking up the reins at such an exciting time. We have achieved a great deal and there is still more to be done.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we deliver the second roads investment strategy ensuring the safety of all road users, the delivery of our work and the benefits to our customers remains at the centre of our organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transport secretary Grant Shapps, added: \u201cNick will be an excellent CEO and I\u2019m looking forward to continuing to work closely with him as we build back better across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cNick will steer Highways England into an exciting new chapter, as it evolves into National Highways and delivers on our \u00a327bn plan to improve our roads and make journeys safer, smoother and greener.\u201d<\/p>\n

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