Midlands LED roadside lighting upgrades

We’re cutting carbon emissions in the Midlands by switching to cleaner LED lights. This will make our motorways and A-roads greener and more energy efficient.

LED upgrades in the Midlands

We'll retrofit most of the lighting in our Midlands region by March 2027. This will reduce energy consumption by up to 65%.

We’ve already upgraded over 70% of lights in the Midlands.

For safety, we may need lane, carriageway or full closures while we work.

Where we're working

Here are details of our LED lighting schemes in the Midlands:

We’ll work overnight (8pm - 6am) Monday to Friday, from 8 December 2025 to mid-February 2026.

We'll mostly work using lane closures on small sections moving along the A52.

We'll need to close the road at some times.

Closures

Monday 2 to Friday 6 February 2026

Bardills roundabout to Bramcote roundabout

Monday 9 February 2026

Spondon to M1 junction 25

Diversions

M1 J25 to A52 Spondon – westbound diversion.

A52 Spondon to M1 J25 - eastbound diversion.

M1 junction 25 to A52 Bardills Roundabout eastbound diversion.

A52 Bardills Roundabout to M1 junction 25 to westbound diversion.

A52 Bardills Roundabout to A52 Bramcote Island - eastbound diversion.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’ll work overnight Monday to Friday between 8pm and 6am.

In order to work safely, we’ll work under lane closures and signed full closures when required.

Closures and Diversions

We'll need these closures while we work:

Danesway roundabout – Monday 12 Jan to Weds 21 Jan
A428 Halfway House – Thursday 22 Jan to Weds 28 Jan
A428 east roundabout – Thurs 29 Jan to Friday 6 Feb
Dunsmore Home Farm to Hilmorton Lane – Mon 9 Feb to Thurs 12 Feb

Please follow the diversion signs in place.

We'll maintain access for emergency service vehicles throughout.

We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum.

We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’ll work overnight, between 8pm and 5am, Monday to Saturday, between 29 January to 6 March 2026.

In order to work safely, we’ll work under a combination of full and single lane closures.

Closures and diversions

29 January to 30 January - A46 Aston Cross

2-way traffic lights at the junction of Thirlebrook Cottages

6 February to 10 February - A46/B4082 Clifford Park roundabout

Total closure of B4082 westbound

A46 Clifford Park roundabout diversion route

10 February to 14 February - A46 Longbridge roundabout roundabout

Lane closures and ring management at Longbridge roundabout

16 February to 19 February - A46 Marraway roundabout/A439

2-way traffic lights A46 northbound towards Marraway roundabout, traffic management on roundabout and total closure of A439

A439 diversion route

19 February to 24 February - M5 junction 9

Lane closure.

24 February to 27 February - A46 Salford Priors roundabout

Traffic management at Salford Priors with total closure of Station Road

Total closure of B439

Station Road diversion route

27 February to 5 March - A46 Tollbar End

A46 northbound Lane 2 closure over Festival Island leading to a total closure of the carriageway at Tollbar End with northbound entry slip road closure

A46 northbound Tollbar End diversion route

5 March to 6 March - A46 Binley Island and services

Total closure of A46 southbound at Binley Island including A46 southbound entry slip at Binley Island

Binley Island diversion

We'll maintain access for emergency services throughout our works.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England website. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We'll work overnight, between 9pm and 6am, from 4 December 2025 to 20 January 2026, Monday to Saturday unless specifically stated.

In order to carry out our work safely, we’ll work under a mixture of full closures, lane closures and temporary traffic lights.

Closures

M6 Junction 8 to 7

Monday 5 Jan to Thursday 23 Jan and Thursday 5 Feb to Friday 6 Feb and Monday 9 Feb to Tues 10 Feb

M6 Junction 5 to 4

Saturday 24 Jan to Monday 2 Feb

M54 Junction 3

Tuesday 3 Feb and Thursday 12 Feb

Ketley Dingle Interchange

Wed 4 Feb

M6 Junction 5 to 4

Saturday 7 Feb to Sunday 8 Feb

M54 Castle Farm Interchange

Weds 11 Feb

M6 Junction 7 to 6

Friday 13 Feb to Friday 20 Feb

Please follow the diversion signs in place.

We'll maintain access for emergency service vehicles throughout.

We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum.

We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes.

We’ll work overnight, between 8pm to 6am, from 27 April to 28 May 2026, Monday to Friday.

Closures

We’ll use lane closures and full carriageway closures on the M1:

27 April to 18 May - M1 between junctions 23 and 23A

Lane closures in both directions.

19 and 20 May 2026 - M1 junction 23

Northbound entry slip closed.

21 and 22 May 2026- M1 junction 23

Northbound exit slip closed.

25 and 26 May 2026 - M1 junction 23

Southbound entry slip closed.

27 and 28 May 2026 - M1 junction 23

southbound exit slip closed

We'll put signed diversions in place during closures. All diversions - head to the next junction and return.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this work has been postponed and will not be going ahead on the dates previously advised.

We’ll update again at the earliest opportunity once our new programme of work has been confirmed.

Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Further information

For any further information about this work, please contact National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 open 24/7, or email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk

Information about our work can also be found on our website: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/east-and-west-midlands-led-roadside-lighting-upgrades/