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M42 project team are the apple of Rhys’s eye

The team behind National Highways’ safety enhancements on the M42 near Birmingham are the apple of one particular commuter’s eye after completing a rather unusual request.

Lighting the way in Staffordshire!

Last autumn, we replaced almost 6,000 road studs on a section of the M6 in Staffordshire as part of our designated funds scheme.

National Highways teams are gearing up to make sure motorists heading home for Christmas don’t end up “top to toe in tailbacks”

Frontline teams from the organisation responsible for running England’s major A-road and motorway network will be working around the clock over the festive period to help make sure any disruption is kept to a minimum. 

Driving home for Christmas!

National Highways lifting roadworks for festive getaway.

Early Christmas present for motorists as our M40/M42 safety upgrade scheme completes ahead of schedule

Our safety enhancement work to upgrade the central reservation barrier along the M40 and M42 near Birmingham will be complete this December, several months earlier than originally planned.

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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

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