Road Building & Repairs

Major road and bridge upgrades to boost eco...

Jun 06, 2022Comments off

Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists will benefit from reduced congestion and improved connectivity through a £160.8 million investment for four major road projects across England. Today

Essential cable inspections for M48 Severn ...

May 31, 2022Comments off

National Highways starts an essential programme of cable inspections on the M48 Severn Bridge next month to monitor corrosion. The government-owned company, with its contractors

Iconic Spaghetti Junction turns 50

May 24, 2022Comments off

Motorists and businesses have today paid tribute to the iconic Spaghetti Junction as the road marks 50 years since first opening to traffic. The junction

IAM RoadSmart welcomes progress on smart mo...

May 16, 2022Comments off

In a statement from Neil Greig, Director of Policy and Research, IAM RoadSmart “One death on a smart motorway is one too many, so we

ORR beefs up scrutiny of National Highways&...

May 05, 2022Comments off

National Highways must provide high quality, detailed plans for how it will operate, maintain, and improve the Strategic Road Network between 2025 and 2030, says

National Highways awards major A417 contrac...

Apr 25, 2022Comments off

National Highways has awarded a £460 million contract to Kier to design and deliver an upgrade to the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon. The contract

Cyber fears as Highways England lose 125 el...

Apr 11, 2022Comments off

Highways England, the public body in charge of maintaining and improving motorways and major roads in England, has misplaced over one hundred key devices, including

Treating carriageway spillages more quickly

Apr 04, 2022Comments off

An innovative trial that seeks to treat spillages on England’s major A-roads and motorways more effectively, enabling roads to re-open more quickly, is being funded

Completed M5 Bridge

National Highways reopens M5 junction 11 on...

Mar 08, 2022Comments off

A major upgrade of two bridges supporting a major gyratory linking the M5 and A40 in Gloucestershire has been completed on schedule, and in time

Motorwat safety barrier

Work begins to upgrade safety barriers on b...

Mar 03, 2022Comments off

National Highways is starting work on a series of enhancements on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country by upgrading