New suicide prevention guidance published by UKRLG and National Highways10/09/2025 New guidance on how to incorporate suicide prevention into road and bridge design has been published by National Highways and the UK Roads Leadership Group (UKRLG). |
£900,000 A66 junction works kick off09/09/2025 Works to improve access to the A66 from the Ramsay Brow T-junction in the centre of Workington have kicked off, with £900,000 provided by National Highways. |
Defect delays reopening of A1 Gateshead bridge by months09/09/2025 The replacement structure for the Allerdene Bridge in Gateshead will remain closed for ‘months, not weeks’ due to a welding fault, further delaying the A1 improvement scheme. |
10,000 fines issued in months for M6 roadworks speeding09/09/2025 National Highways warns that speeding could kill staff as thousands of drivers have been caught speeding through a £9 million, two-year project to refurbish Lowther bridge on the M6 south of Penrith. |
Closures needed for £5m M27 IBM bridge repairs04/09/2025 Repairs for two bridges on the M27, estimated to cost £5m, will mean weekend road closures are needed between junction 12 and the Hilsea Interchange over the next two months. |
South west protects pine martens after century-long absence27/08/2025 National Highways has announced a partnership with local conservationists in the south west to help protect pine martens, which have recently been reintroduced to the area after more than a century. |
Government confirms 'top-level' plans for £25bn RIS 326/08/2025 The Department for Transport has published the draft third Road Investment Strategy (RIS 3) for National Highways, broadly setting out almost £25bn of spending from 2026-2031. |
Summer heat hits asphalt cure with knock-on M5 delays19/08/2025 Emergency repairs carried out on a faulty joint on the M5 Avonmouth Bridge were delayed by summer heat, according to National Highways. |
Additional work and budget for reshaped Area 7 contract14/08/2025 National Highways has adjusted its existing Area 7 maintenance and response contract with Amey Highways, adding a new section of the A50 and shortening the timeframe of the contract. |
National Highways extends NTIS contract for £7m13/08/2025 Sopra Steria has been awarded a one-year extension to its national traffic information service (NTIS) contract with National Highways, valued at roughly £7.5m. |
National Highways initiates plans for new £9.6bn SRN maintenance contracts11/08/2025 National Highways is seeking to replace its existing Maintenance and Response (M&R) contracts across the entire Strategic Road Network (SRN) with new deals worth up to £9.6m. |
Delayed M3 footbridge opens after concrete setback08/08/2025 Surrey Heath has celebrated the opening of a new footbridge spanning the M3 between junctions 3 and 4 after the project saw setbacks in its concrete hardening process. |
Lord Blunkett chairs Lower Thames Crossing green taskforce06/08/2025 A new skills taskforce for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has been launched by Lord David Blunkett to ‘help develop the green skills needed’ to meet the project’s low-carbon targets. |
New executive director for National Highways28/07/2025 Swati Paul has been announced as the new executive director and general counsel for National Highways. |
Carnell poaches National Highways director28/07/2025 Rich Marshall has become the latest key figure to leave a position at National Highways for a role in the private sector, joining Carnell as its new engineering director. |
Govt plans to shutter Queensbury Tunnel despite 'low-cost' alternatives24/07/2025 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 schedule22/07/2025 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 targets18/07/2025 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 roads14/07/2025 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 target14/07/2025 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. |
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