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Network Rail is replacing the existing bridge that takes trains over the M62, between junction 19 and 20 near Rochdale. Start date April 2024 End date October 2024 Cost £27 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 25 September 2024 Thank you for your patience We'd like to t…

A 670-mile network of motorways and A roads sit at the heart of the transport network in Yorkshire and the North East. From the city roads of Leeds and Newcastle, to rural single carriageways, we keep our region moving. Providing access to international gateways – from ports at Grimsby and Immingha…

We’re carrying out maintenance schemes on bridges across Yorkshire, improving safety for thousands of drivers. Start date 7 April 2025 End date March 2026 Cost TBC Overview Documents How we’ll work  To work safely, we’ll need a mixture of lane and road closures. We'll work at the least busy t…

Proposals to create extra capacity at junction 18 to reduce congestion and support economic growth. Start date 2025 End date 2029 Cost £207 million to £340 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 30 April 2025 Scheme update and survey work As we await the decision from the…

Making journeys even safer with radar-based technology In this section What's happening We've upgraded motorways across the country with technology which detects stopped vehicles . Every existing motorway where the hard shoulder has been permanently converted to a live traffic lane (known as All…

Subscribe to traffic information about incidents on National Highways' road network via RSS feeds These feeds contain all current and future planned events for the main regions and roads across our network. A more detailed list of incidents is available from the 'My Preferences' area of the traffi…

Following an eastbound bridge joint failure in the spring, a contraflow is now in operation on Ouse Bridge Start date April 2022 End date 2024 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 08 July 2025 M62 junction 37 to 36 Ouse Bridge joint issue - update…

Our 530-mile network in the North West stretches from the city of Carlisle to the edges of the Peak District. It’s one of the most diverse areas of motorways and major A-roads in the country to maintain and keep moving.   The region is home to economic powerhouses such as Manchester and Liverpool,…

We are upgrading dynamic hard shoulder motorways – starting with the central reservation barriers Start date April 2022 End date Autumn 2023 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 26 October 2023 Main work completed - Autumn 2023 Our main work on the M62 junctions 25 to …

Improving journeys on older smart motorways In this section What's happening National Highways is delivering a series of enhancements to sections of dynamic hard shoulder motorways across the country. ‘Dynamic hard shoulder’ (DHS) is an older form of motorway where the hard shoulder is turned on…