1. Highways England’s Innovation Journey
Paul Doney
Innovation and Continuous Improvement Director

2. Innovation Highways England – about us Our Approach to Innovation
Our Innovation Journey
Connecting with us

3. Highways England – about us
We man­age and main­tain 4,300 miles of motor­ways and major A roads
We connect over 4 million businesses, families and friends every day
Our network represents 3% of roads in England, yet it carries around a third of all traffic
Around 430,000 inci­dents occur on our network every year
98% of UK man­u­fac­tur­ers say roads are crit­i­cal to the suc­cess of their business

4. Our company imperatives
Safety
Customer
Service
By 2040 we aim for no-one to be killed or seriously injured while travelling on or working on our network
We will shape our future by listening to, predicting and responding to the needs of our customers
Deliver the Road Investment Strategy
We are upgrading our network to be fit for the 21st century and driving a step change in efficiency

5. Research groups & universities Infrastructure operators
Innovation Approach
Standardise
Improve
Implement
Discover
New knowledge
Continuous improvement
New applications
New standards
Research
Innovation
Lean
Standards
Stakeholder landscape
Value for our customers
Research groups & universities
SMEs & start-ups
Innovation bodies
Infrastructure operators
Wider industry
Supply chain

6. The Innovation Journey

7. Our Priorities Smart assets 2050 Vision Themes
Design, Construction & Maintenance
Connected & autonomous vehicles
2050 Vision
Themes
Customer mobility
Energy & Environment
Operations

8. Our Innovation network
How ideas come to us
Our challenges
Submit an idea
Our Innovation network

9. Road Markings Competition
Competitions and challenges
Intelligent excavation
Roads for the Future Competition
Road Markings Competition
Live now!

10. Implementing innovation
Smart Motorways
Valerann Smart Road Studs
Strategic Road Network Simulation

11. Innovation to every day
Warm Mix Asphalt
Mobile Barrier
Digitalised Standards

12. The Innovation Journey

13. How are we connecting with innovators?

14. Come and talk to us on the Highways England stand