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Govt plans to shutter Queensbury Tunnel despite 'low-cost' alternatives

24/07/2025

The Department for Transport (DfT) has approved plans to permanently close Queensbury Tunnel, despite active travel partners Sustrans providing alternative low-cost options.

Orwell Bridge work ahead of schedule

22/07/2025

National Highways' work to replace two worn joints on the Orwell Bridge is ‘nearing completion’ ahead of schedule.

ORR: National Highways misses key RIS 2 targets

18/07/2025

National Highways 'has missed or is likely to miss' five of its 12 key performance indicators for the second road period (RP2 2020-2025), including a major safety target.

Transport Focus survey: Drivers reveal the best and worst roads

14/07/2025

Drivers have ranked the best and worst roads on the English strategic network in the latest national satisfaction survey from Transport Focus.

National Highways fails RIS satisfaction target

14/07/2025

National Highways has flunked its road user satisfaction target for the second road investment strategy (RIS 2: 2020-2025), ending the term with 'disappointing' results that saw satisfaction decline almost across the board.

Delayed footbridge installed across M3

14/07/2025

National Highways has installed a new footbridge across the M3 to replace the previous one, which was demolished in 2023 after three months of delays.

National Highways makes plea for caution after workers put at risk

11/07/2025

National Highways workers carrying out ‘essential’ night maintenance work on the M6 have been put at risk by road users driving into the work site.

National Highways changes approach with £20m security contract

10/07/2025

Triton Risk Management has been awarded a contract valued up to £20m to help secure National Highways sites from ‘protest and trespass incidents’.

A14 viaduct set for UK-first expansion joint upgrade

08/07/2025

A new type of expansion joint never used before in the UK will be installed on the A14 River Nene viaduct between junctions 12 and 13.

Surprise failure of Ouse Bridge joint forces overhaul of works

04/07/2025

The failure of a recent joint repair on the M62 Ouse Bridge came as a 'surprise to everyone', a senior figure at National Highways said, sparking a complete overhaul of the work.

UPDATE: National Highways corrects errors in SPaTS3 award notice

03/07/2025

National Highways has corrected errors in its original contract award for the £495m Specialist Professional and Technical Services 3 (SPaTS3) framework.

New A4545 dual carriageway opens

30/06/2025

National Highways has removed the traffic management from the new A4545 dual carriageway, allowing all lanes to open and linking the newly built junction 5a on the M42 with Clock Interchange roundabout.

Clarification: National Highways revises £495m SPaTS3 contract award

25/06/2025

Seven companies have been awarded contracts by National Highways as part of the £495m Specialist Professional and Technical Services 3 (SPaTS3) framework.

Safer speed restrictions for A120

25/06/2025

National Highways has begun reducing the speed limit from 60mph to 50mph on the A120 in Essex, to help prevent collisions.

A14 planting woes: Night of the living dead shrubs

19/06/2025

National Highways has hit the headlines again over ongoing issues with tree planting on the A14, which have seen hundreds of thousands of saplings die and local residents take matters into their own hands to tackle 'what looks like a desert'.

Brightly scoops £8m OAWMS contract

17/06/2025

Brightly Software has been awarded an £8m contract covering Operational Asset Works Management Systems (OAWMS) at National Highways.

'Golden opportunity': Long-term budgets secured for roads

11/06/2025

National Highways and English local roads authorities have secured a long-term capital funding settlement of £24bn between 2026-27 and 2029-30, the chancellor announced in her Spending Review.

£249m M5 Junction 10 scheme given go ahead

05/06/2025

Gloucestershire CC has been granted development consent for the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme — a milestone that it says will ‘pave the way’ for transport and economic benefits across the county.

Long-awaited Mottram Bypass commences work

29/05/2025

Balfour Beatty has finally started work on a bypass project aimed at cutting congestion between Manchester and Sheffield that was first proposed nearly two decades ago and could cost up to £264m.

New biochar trial to help National Highways with Net Zero goals

27/05/2025

National Highways is funding a UK-first trial that looks at how biochar – a charcoal-like material made by burning organic matter at high temperatures – can be used to make ‘significant carbon savings’.

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