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Network Rail is replacing the existing bridge that carries the West Coast Main Line over the M6, between junction 39 and 40 near Penrith in Cumbria. Start date January 2025 End date June 2026 Cost £60 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 27 March 2025 Preparations progressing Network Rail’s work to build a site compound ahead of replacing Clifton railway brid…

We’re looking at ways to carry out essential maintenance on eight bridges spanning the M6 in Cumbria. Start date TBC End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 16 July 2025 Engagement Events We’re starting preparatory works this summer. They are important to manage risks, protect the environment, and ensure everything is in plac…

Find out more about the latest developments on the scheme In this section A6 southbound closures The A6 southbound between Kemplay roundabout and Eamont Bridge will be closed overnight (8pm - 6am) between Monday 21 July and Sunday 27 July. There will be no closure in place on Friday 25 July. A signed diversion route will be in place. Please plan your journeys accordingly and allow extra time t…

By dualling the remaining sections of single carriageway, we will improve safety, help make journeys more reliable and support the regional and local economy. In this section Re-connect The project re-connects communities and links villages along the route. It improves connections for local people living and working nearby providing better access to services such as healthcare, jobs and educati…

The A66 is a key local, regional and national route for east/west journeys in the north of England providing vital connections for freight, tourism and businesses across the UK. In this section The route  The A66 plays an essential role for journeys across the north of England and provides the most direct route between the central belt of Scotland and the eastern side of England. The route conn…

Back Published 19 February 2025 News Press Release A £4 million National Highways project to reduce the risk of flooding along the M6 north of Lancaster will start on Monday (24 February) – providing safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for drivers. National Highways is delivering a raft…

We want to encourage motorists to think about their driving and be safe on our roads. This means tackling dangerous driving behaviour Operation Tramline - our HGV camera cabs We are working with our police partners to make sure that: offences are spotted drivers are prevented from causing harm to themselves or others One way we do this is by using HGV camera cabs in targeted multi-agency oper…

We're committed to playing our part in nature recovery now and in the years to come. Share this article Roads get us where we need to go and connect the country. However, roads too often create barriers for nature - severing habitats and species.  In 2020, we set out to halt the decline of biodiversity across our activities by 2025. We're proud to have met this challenging commitment to ‘no n…

A bridge with a complicated history that’s helped shape how we work – including the establishment of a Stakeholder Advisory Forum where we engage with key stakeholders who advise on our choices in managing these assets. Share this article Location: Great Musgrave, Cumbria Open to the public? Yes Completion: Autumn 2023 Learnings from Great Musgrave We know there’s been a lot of inte…

Back Published 31 July 2024 Press Release Drivers using the M6 through Lancashire and Cumbria this weekend are being advised to look out for a wide load movement on Saturday (3 August). The movement involves a huge electricity transformer being carried from the port at Heysham in Lancashire to a National Grid site at Longtown north of Carlisle in Cumbria. …