Press releases

Road users and local residents are being thanked for their support and patience with news that long-running roadworks along the A1 near Pontefract in West Yorkshire will be completed early next month.

Work to reduce congestion by improving the capacity of two large junctions on the A52 south of Nottingham can now get under way after being given the go-ahead by the Secretary of State following a public inquiry.

National Highways is taking a significant first step towards improving safety along the A38 Plymouth Parkway by reducing the speed limit from 70mph to 60mph.

Animals living on an East Midlands farm can sleep easy at night thanks to some comfortable new bedding donated by National Highways.

A project to resurface a stretch of road in East Anglia – using recycled materials and electric machinery – is smashing low carbon targets. 

A Nottingham community centre has been given a smart new facelift after volunteers from a nearby road improvement scheme offered to lend a hand.

A recycling drive by the team behind National Highways’ M42 junction 6 scheme is seeing local communities benefit in surprising ways from repurposed items from the construction site.

Traffic officers rescued two kittens on the motorway after they were spotted by drivers and warn of the dangers of people getting out of cars to try and help

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.