Design rethink needed as A1 viaduct repairs get even more complex09/01/2024 Completion of repair work on a landmark West Yorkshire viaduct has been delayed, while the start of work on a nearby bridge has been ‘paused’, after both projects proved more complex than first thought. |
A1 cash re-announcement 'changes nothing'05/10/2023 One of the schemes said to be funded by cash saved on HS2 is a ‘committed’ scheme in the current Road Investment Strategy (RIS 2), it has emerged. |
Ministers out of excuses over A1 decision delay08/09/2023 Ministers have delayed a decision on a major National Highways scheme in the North East for a fourth time, taking the process to nearly three years since a recommendation from the Planning Inspectorate. |
A1 scheme begins strategic 'bridge switch'04/09/2023 National Highways has reached a major milestone on its A1 Birtley to Coal House road widening scheme, with some traffic using the new Allerdene bridge. |
Work starts on internationally-renowned viaduct06/04/2023 National Highways will begin a major programme of work on a landmark West Yorkshire viaduct next week. |
Concrete progress on revitalising roads03/01/2023 National Highways has released new images and video to showcase its progress on a section of the A11 in Norfolk as a part of a nationwide drive to 'revitalise' concrete roads. |
£110m A1 upgrade complete10/11/2022 National Highways has announced that its £110m A1 Scotswood to North Brunton improvement scheme is now complete. |
Bridge widening to begin on A1 scheme09/11/2022 National Highways’ contractors will add six 10-tonne girders to the side of a bridge carrying the A1 over the next three weeks as part of a £220m widening scheme. |
Shapps delays planning decisions for environmental considerations16/12/2021 Grant Shapps has delayed making planning decisions for two more major schemes on the strategic road network. |
'Revolutionary resurfacing' comes to the A1 with graphene trial09/09/2021 National Highways will be trialling the use of graphene as part of a road surface on the A1 in Northumberland this month. |
Costain gets digital after second A1 win29/07/2021 Costain has pledged to deploy digital tools to improve productivity after being appointed by Highways England as the delivery partner for a second major upgrade on busy sections of the A1 in the North East. |
Highways England seeks new upgrade for A14 - to Mway status11/09/2018 Highways England is to apply for an 18-mile section of the A14 in Cambridgeshire to be classified as a motorway when its £1.5bn upgrade is complete. |
£5m boost for new A1 junction07/12/2016 Highways England has announced a funding boost of £5 million for a new junction on the A1 in Lincolnshire. |
Cleveland Bridge install eight bridges as part of A1 upgrade22/11/2016 Cleveland Bridge UK (CBUK) has completed the installation of eight bridges as part of the upgrade of the A1 in North Yorkshire. |
New section of A1 to open24/08/2016 The largest Highways England roads project under construction in the country – the A1 Leeming to Barton improvement scheme – will open to traffic early next month (September). |
New resurfacing technology used on A104/08/2016 New technology has been used by contractor A-one+ to resurface just over a mile of the A1 at Brownieside in Northumberland. |
McLoughlin opens £61m A1 upgrade07/07/2016 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has officially opened a £61 million A1 upgrade near Gateshead today (7 July 2016). |
Sinkhole causes A1 disruption27/06/2016 A stretch of the A1 near Newcastle and Gateshead will not reopen until Wednesday (29 June) after a 6.5 metre sinkhole opened under the carriageway. |
Historical finds from A1 upgrade go on display16/05/2016 An exhibition of artefacts found by archaeologists as part of a major project to upgrade the A1 to a motorway in North Yorkshire have gone on display at Richmondshire Museum. |
Highways England to reveal A1 upgrade plans10/05/2016 Highways England will be providing further details about its plans to upgrade a 13 mile section of the A1 in Northumberland at a series of public events. |
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DfT calls on Treasury to bring Network North cash forward
