Press releases

The government has today (25 March 2025) given planning permission for National Highways’ A122 Lower Thames Crossing project. The most significant road project in a generation will drive growth – the priority in the government’s Plan for Change – by tackling long standing congestion at Dartford and improving connectivity between the south-east, the midlands and the north.

A £9 million overhaul of a bridge carrying tens of thousands of motorway users over a river in Cumbria every day will get underway at the end of the month.  

Research commissioned by National Highways has revealed that 65%  of drivers who admit to littering have discarded food and drink waste on the roadside. 

A key route linking Norwich and Great Yarmouth will benefit from a new scheme which aims make the road safer for road users and those living nearby.

Nearly one-fifth (17%) of UK drivers admit they skip essential vehicle maintenance checks before a road trip, new research from National Highways today reveals. 

National Highways’ plans to improve safety along the A1 in the East Midlands have moved a step closer following consultation over the closure of a series of gaps in the central reservation.

Drivers are being urged to plan journeys in advance ahead of the first of two full closures of the M25 this weekend.