Roads and Highways

From strategic advice and development of major motorway schemes to minor improvements, and from route selection to detailed design, we have the skills to carry out all aspects of planning, design and supervision.

Working with the Highways Agency, Transport Wales and the National Roads Authority in Ireland, our experts play a major part in improving the road network.  Gifford clients also include contractors, Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs), developers, local authority highways teams and suppliers. Our experience ranges across procurement types including Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), Design and Build and direct client appointment.

We approach projects holistically, sharing knowledge and working in partnership with our clients to develop appropriate solutions for technically challenging and complex projects. This means our experts are adept at developing teams dedicated to delivering projects in collaboration with others.

Our proven track record in carrying out value engineering on difficult design and construction problems is the result of a long-established culture which empowers our engineers and scientists to challenge everything with an open mind.

Gifford’s inter-disciplinary nature allows us to assess the environmental implications of different construction methods and materials at key stages in the project life cycle.  Our route to sustainable construction is through efficient designs which mitigate potentially adverse impacts and deliver client satisfaction while also respecting the natural and social environments in which projects sit.

Our key skills and services include:

• Design and construction
• Infrastructure
• Planning
• Safety
• Specialist skills
• Sustainability
• Traffic management
• Value engineering

Capabilities include:

• Cut and fill analysis
• Ground modelling
• Highway scheme assessment
• Highway design (development related)
• Highway drainage design
• Highways environmental impact assessments
• Homezone design
• Inspection and assessment
• Junction design
• Levels design for development
• Manual for streets advice
• Motorway gantries
• Pavement engineering
• Policy, strategy, economics and restructuring
• Public realm and urban design
• Road condition surveys
• Route selection and assessment
• Section 278 and section 38 advice for developers
• Site supervision for highway works
• Transport interchange design
• Tunnel engineering