A12

A12 scheme finally lands over the line

22/10/2024

National Highways has completed its major scheme to reconstruct the carriageway on a stretch of the A12 in Essex, .

A12 scheme delayed as National Highways rebuilds old ground

17/09/2024

National Highways has revealed that its delayed scheme to reconstruct a concrete section of the A12 in Essex will also miss its latest completion target and be delayed by at least another six weeks.

A12 works face delays after beating legal challenge

02/09/2024

National Highways has fought off a challenge to a £1.3bn widening scheme on the A12 in Essex.

A12 scheme 'sets sustainability benchmark '

14/08/2024

National Highways has completed its £75m scheme to replace the existing concrete carriageway on the A12 Margaretting Bypass in Essex.

£1.3bn mega-scheme gets green light from Harper

15/01/2024

The transport secretary has granted development consent for National Highways’ £1.3bn A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme.

A12 situation normal: All levelled up

05/09/2023

National Highways contractors carried out emergency works on a section of the A12 in Essex in the early hours of Tuesday morning to resolve a safety issue relating to planned surfacing works.

A12 to get £65m concerete spring clean

15/02/2023

Work on a £65m project to reconstruct and resurface a concrete stretch of the A12 in Essex is set to get underway at the end of the month.

'Desperately needed' £37m A12 upgrade starts

20/10/2022

National Highways has started work on a £37m project to reconstruct and replace the concrete road surface on a section of the A12.

National Highways consults on updated £1.3bn A12 scheme

10/11/2021

National Highways has launched a consultation on the latest proposals for its £1.3bn plan to upgrade the A12 in Essex to three lanes.

'Proven track record' helps GRAHAM scoop Chelmsford job

15/02/2019

GRAHAM has scooped a design and build job worth over £13m linked to a new housing development in Chelmsford.

Essex public "back A12 widening"

20/03/2017

Nearly 90% of people attending Highways England consultations have backed plans to widen the A12 through Essex.

A12 plans go on display

24/01/2017

Four options for a new multi-million pound widening project on the A12 have gone on display with the public invited to give their views.

Tarmac wins £3m A12/A14 improvements contract

02/11/2015

Tarmac has been awarded a £3 million contract to carry out improvements on the A12 and A14 in Essex and Suffolk.

Completion of A12 project delayed

29/05/2015

A maintenance project that will see a section of the A12 near Ipswich upgraded is now expected to be complete by the end of June.

Call for action on A12

26/06/2014

Essex County Council’s cabinet member for highways and transportation has called on the Highways Agency to make a number of safety improvements on the A12.

Study seeking better roads for East Anglia

20/01/2014

The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned an official study that will look at ways of improving roads in East Anglia.  

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