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19 December 2023 - “top to toe in tailbacks”, with “red lights all around”
13 November 2023 - Early Christmas present for motorists as our M40/M42 safety upgrade scheme completes ahead of schedule
08 November 2023 - Search is on for new ways to tackle hazards on National Highways’ roads
18 October 2023 - The course of true love never did run smooth
13 October 2023 - National Highways digs deep to help two community gardens in Sandwell
10 October 2023 - A49 underpass gets a facelift thanks to National Highways volunteers
15 September 2023 - West Midlands Traffic Officers become stars of the small screen!
21 August 2023 - A clean sweep – National Highways volunteers spruce up Solihull
18 July 2023 - A46 safety campaigners visit speed reduction scheme to hear of early success
21 June 2023 - Road scheme volunteers brush up on ways to support the community
26 May 2023 - Watch as HGV careers across busy M6 wiping out 100m of barrier and causing long delays for motorists
10 May 2023 - Over 1,000 bags of litter collected from A38 in Staffordshire during essential maintenance scheme
13 April 2023 - Shoppers help choppers
28 February 2023 - ‘Know the zones’ – National Highways launches HGV ‘blind spots’ safety campaign
06 February 2023 - “Egg-cellent” news for motorists this Easter Bank Holiday with roadworks lifted
05 February 2023 - National Apprenticeship Week 2023
01 February 2023 - Work to get under way on safety upgrade at busy motorway interchange
30 January 2023 - A46 Binley junction officially opens
19 January 2023 - Say cheese! Meet ‘Mitch the Mouse’ - National Highways traffic officer uses M6 mouse escapade as inspiration for children's cartoon creations
09 January 2023 - New A45 pedestrian footbridge opens as part of our M42 junction 6 upgrade
05 January 2023 - National Highways installing new safety barriers on M6
12 December 2022 - National Highways staff spread Christmas cheer with charity donations
12 December 2022 - Driving home for Christmas? National Highways lifting and completing roadworks for festive getaway
08 December 2022 - Specialist survey work taking place at M5 in Worcester
07 December 2022 - Motorists urged to plan their journeys ahead of M42 closure for HS2 works
23 November 2022 - On the highway to help - National Highways lifting roadworks over Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend
21 November 2022 - M42 junction 6 scheme clocks up 500,000 hours without a single worker losing time through injury
24 October 2022 - National Highways is winter ready
08 September 2022 - National Highways pioneering trial to treat carriageway spillages enters next phase of project
05 September 2022 - Entrepreneur on the right path thanks to junction 10 road workers
30 August 2022 - National Highways to invest £280,000 on community projects in town
22 August 2022 - Highways volunteers spruce up woodland to improve access for community
22 August 2022 - Building bridges at M42 Junction 6 with public invited to find out more about upcoming closure
22 August 2022 - Survey reveals tired tyres could be missing out on TLC as drivers urged to check vehicles this Bank Holiday
01 August 2022 - National Highways’ winning team supporting the Commonwealth Games
28 July 2022 - New research van rolled out to detect dangerous driving
22 July 2022 - Mucking in at Muckley Corner
01 July 2022 - Supporting the 2022 Commonwealth Games
10 March 2022 - How we’re improving journeys on the M42 in the West Midlands
22 September 2021 - Scheme helps set young people on the right road
