Road Building & Repairs

The NAO publishes its report on the state o...

Jul 24, 2024Comments off

The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report on the current state of England’s local roads, and it is not good news. Their detailed conclusions

M25 Junction 10

M25 closures: Third weekend closure

Jul 02, 2024Comments off

National Highways have announced that there will be a full closure of the M25 between junctions 10 and 11. The closure is to enable contractors

Car with puncture on the hardshoulder

Tyre issues cause almost 50% of motorway br...

Jun 13, 2024Comments off

A Freedom of Information request to National Highways by motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA), part of the QuestGates Group, has revealed

Large pothole

The AA release their pothole manifesto

Jun 10, 2024Comments off

All political parties are today being urged to put potholes high on their manifesto commitments by the Pothole Partnership. The partnership is telling politicians that

Obscured road sign

Road signs obscured by spring growth

Jun 07, 2024Comments off

Three-quarters (74%) of drivers say speed limit signs are the most likely type of sign to be covered up by overgrown foliage, with 30mph signs

Pothole

Frustration Mounts Over Lancashire’s ...

May 31, 2024Comments off

As a resident of Lancashire I find myself increasingly frustrated with our local council’s lack of speed and efficiency in addressing the growing pothole problem.

Pothole

When a pothole isn’t a pothole

May 28, 2024Comments off

Local authorities are taking wildly differing approaches to deciding whether or not potholes get fixed, meaning many go unrepaired and continue to pose a risk

Smart Motorway

National Highways defends smart motorways

Apr 29, 2024Comments off

National Highways has issued a response to a BBC Panorama programme on smart motorways, saying it is absent of key information and relevant context. The

Carriage Repairs

ALARM bells still ringing for local roads

Mar 20, 2024Comments off

More than half of the local road network in England and Wales is reported to have less than 15 years’ structural life left as the

Truck jumping a rolling road block on the M6

Impatient drivers put traffic officers in d...

Mar 15, 2024Comments off

New footage released by National Highways reveals a series of frightening incidents where traffic officers and road workers have narrowly escaped serious injury because of