Press releases

As the weather turns colder and wetter, National Highways is reminding drivers to check tyre labels when buying new tyres, as they contain information on the performance of a tyre and can help with making informed decisions around what tyre is right for you.

National Highways is continuing its investment in the South West M5 with a scheme to renew one and a half miles of safety barrier in Somerset.

National Highways’ preferred solution that will ensure there are never too many HGVs using the Severn crossing, enabling the current weight restriction to be removed, has been identified.

Christmas is coming – and National Highways is pulling out all the stops to bring some festive cheer to the people of Nottingham by making sure that the A52 is running in both directions in the run-up to the big day.

National Highways along with The Wildlife Trusts have been named the overall winner at the 2025 Biodiversity Challenge Awards for the delivery of a nationwide nature programme that planted over 13,000 trees, restored 35km of rivers and streams, and improved habitats across more than 2,300 acres of land.

National Highways’ modernisation of the Saltash Tunnel is progressing and has now reached the main phase of technology work.

Drivers using the A1 near Pontefract in West Yorkshire are being reassured an end is in sight to long running roadworks – just in time for Christmas.

A Solihull primary school has been able to upgrade indoor and outdoor spaces for children with complex needs thanks to funding from the team behind the M42 junction 6 scheme.

The team behind National Highways’ M4 Badminton Bridge reconstruction project upheld the Scout motto and performed a day’s good turn to enhance a Scout group’s HQ in South Gloucestershire

A major upgrade of a Merseyside road will get under way next month.