Designing national road networks
Arup has worked on highway design for over 50 years, delivering safe local, national and regional road networks and interchanges that make sense in their surrounding context.
On each project we find new ways to cut travel times, improve road capacity, decarbonise networks and advise on the most sustainable use of materials. We bring innovation and quality design to clients across every corner of the world, both from within Arup and the wider industry.
We also consider the impact the national network has on traffic flow into cities. For example, Doyle Drive in San Francisco was no longer capable of serving its daily commuters from outside of the city. Our design concept was to create a parkway, not a highway, which was much better suited to the change in traffic patterns the road was now having to support as it connected into San Francisco city streets.
We also design some of the world’s most iconic road bridge and tunnel structures and ensure they make sense in the context of the broader road and transport network.
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Projects
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Transforming the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine to deliver more than just safer journeys
A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade, UK
Creating a net zero future for Western Australia’s road network
Main Roads Western Australia Net Zero 2050 Transition Roadmap, Australia
Covering Antwerp Ring Road: paving the way for a greener, safer and connected city of Antwerp
Antwerp Ring Road, Belgium
Digital tool identifies carbon reduction strategies for major roads
Outcome-led design tool, Australia
National road networks
We help national road agencies and contractor clients to develop and optimise networks which span regional and national – and even international – borders.
