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Sunk costs of scrapped A1 scheme nudge £70m

08/01/2025

A total of £68.4m was spent on a proposed scheme to dual 13 miles of the A1 in Northumberland before it was cancelled by the Labour government last year, it has emerged.

Northern Ireland opens procurement on £78m A1 upgrade contract

08/01/2025

A construction contract worth £78m is up for grabs on the Northern Ireland A1 Junctions Phase 2 Road Improvements Scheme.

Design rethink needed as A1 viaduct repairs get even more complex

09/01/2024

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 delay

08/09/2023

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 viaduct

06/04/2023

National Highways will begin a major programme of work on a landmark West Yorkshire viaduct next week.

Concrete progress on revitalising roads

03/01/2023

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 complete

10/11/2022

National Highways has announced that its £110m A1 Scotswood to North Brunton improvement scheme is now complete.

Bridge widening to begin on A1 scheme

09/11/2022

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 considerations

16/12/2021

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 trial

09/09/2021

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 win

29/07/2021

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 status

11/09/2018

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 junction

07/12/2016

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 upgrade

22/11/2016

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 open

24/08/2016

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 A1

04/08/2016

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 upgrade

07/07/2016

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has officially opened a £61 million A1 upgrade near Gateshead today (7 July 2016).  

Sinkhole causes A1 disruption

27/06/2016

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.

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