1. We are WSP
  2. What we do
  3. Transport and Infrastructure
  4. Roads and Highways
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For decades, we have helped clients plan, design and deliver road networks that keep communities moving. Our teams bring deep technical expertise across bridges, tunnels, traffic systems and digital mobility to solve complex challenges with clarity and precision.

We work across the full lifecycle. This includes analysing demand, designing new corridors, assessing environmental impacts, securing funding and supporting construction and operations. Every stage connects people to opportunity and strengthens the places they live.

Cities are growing and infrastructure is ageing. We help clients build resilience into every decision by using data, intelligent systems and future‑ready planning to manage assets and improve safety. Our work in connected and automated vehicle trials, active traffic management and smart corridors shows how tomorrow’s mobility can take shape today.

Together, we create roads and highways that work harder, last longer and serve communities better.

Our work shapes how people move through their daily lives. We focus on clarity, resilience and real‑world impact, creating roads and highways that help communities thrive today and stay ready for tomorrow.

Learn more about our roads and highway services

Transport Planning

Well-planned and efficient transport and mobility networks are the foundation of economic prosperity. Transport planning professionals can have far-reaching positive effects on society and the natural environment, and can be the catalyst for the transformation of communities.

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Highway and Road Design

The design of highways, roads, and streets requires a delicate balance between the physical demands of a project, the realities of constraints faced by owners and operators, and the need for design to recognise the setting of the asset in the environment.

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Project, Programme and Commercial Management

We guide clients through the complexities of the project lifecycle, delivering tailored project, programme and commercial management solutions. We go beyond cost, schedule, quality and risk, reaching back into our business to deliver a world class technical, multi-sector approach.

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Intelligent Transport Services

Our intelligent transport services (ITS) team improves the operational and safety performance of transportation networks, with the help of leading-edge technologies.

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Asset Management

We help organisations unlock long-term value by developing and enabling integrated, organisation-wide strategic asset management systems and capabilities — driven by evidence and a multi-lens approach.

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Sustainability and ESG Solutions

We bring our world-class expertise and engineering to assist public and private sector organizations in transforming their sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies into action.

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Discover our roads and highways projects

Discover our roads and highways insights

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August 2025

Higher biocontent fuel study for the UK Department for Transport

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August 2025

Transforming Mobility
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August 2025

Four ways the National Infrastructure Pipeline drives transformation
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September 2025

Helping highway infrastructure budgets go further
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September 2025

Digital Custodianship in Asset Management
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August 2025

Strengthening Highway Network Resilience
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FAQs

We use data, intelligent systems and long‑term planning to help clients prepare for future travel needs. This includes designing for changing populations, new mobility technologies and evolving climate conditions.

We help clients understand environmental impacts and design infrastructure that supports healthier, more resilient communities. Our work focuses on efficiency, safety and long‑term value rather than making broad or unqualified environmental claims. 

We work on national corridors, local roads, smart motorways, bridge and tunnel schemes, urban streets, rural routes and digitally enabled transport programmes. Our teams support everything from feasibility studies to construction oversight.

We use modelling, data analysis and intelligent transport systems to improve traffic flow and enhance safety. This includes active traffic management, demand forecasting and digital tools that support real‑time operations. [Writing Guide | PDF]

Yes. Our teams include specialists in geotechnics, structures, tunnelling, environmental assessment and programme management. We help clients manage risks throughout planning, design and delivery. 

We put people at the centre of our work. This includes understanding local contexts, designing for safety and accessibility, and supporting engagement that helps communities shape what their future networks look like. 

We contribute to trials and projects involving connected and automated vehicles, smart corridors and digitally enabled infrastructure. This helps clients understand how new technologies may influence future transport planning.

Meet our roads and highways experts

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Tom Bulteel
Managing Director - Roads and Highways, WSP UK & Ireland
United Kingdom
Kate Attwood 1
Kate Attwood
Head of Operations – Roads and Highways, WSP UK & Ireland
United Kingdom
Ernie Crawford (1)
Ernie Crawford
Head of Profession - Roads and Highways, WSP UK & Ireland
United Kingdom
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Caroline Tong
Strategic Growth Director – Roads and Highways, WSP UK & Ireland
United Kingdom
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