Press releases

With the Easter getaway fast approaching and drivers planning long journeys, National Highways will be improving journeys for motorists by keeping 97.5% of the roads we manage free from roadworks.

National Highways is set to introduce a weight limit for heavy goods vehicles using the M48 Severn Crossing to future-proof the bridge.

Carrying out maintenance work at the sports club More than £15,000 and some 550 volunteering hours were spent in local communities by the team installing additional emergency areas on the M5 in the West Midlands.

Ten years ago, National Highways’ first unmarked HGV cab went out on patrol with the police in an innovative trial to find new ways to deter unsafe driving – Operation Tramline was born. Since that day, more than 51,500 offences have been recorded by officers from 35 different police forces patrolling across the country in an Operation Tramline cab.

Eight steel beams have been lifted into place as part of a £23m scheme to replace a National Highways bridge in Greater Manchester.

A popular Northamptonshire bridleway has just got even better thanks to the installation of horse rider mounting blocks on a bridge over the M1 at Yelvertoft.

A key route across north Essex will benefit from a new scheme which aims make the road safer for road users and those living nearby.

A group of Scouts in South Gloucestershire are better prepared for staying safe at their district HQ after National Highways stepped in.