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We'll be carrying out repairs and maintenance on stretches of the concrete road surface on the A5 between Stony Stratford and Portway in both directions, as well as other repairs and maintenance for approximately six weeks starting January 2025. The work will include repairs to the concrete surface on the main carriageway, clearing drains, repainting road markings, and inserting new reflective roa…

Maintenance schemes taking place in the North West region. Overview Documents The latest maintenance schemes that will be running in this area can be found below in the 'Project information area'. Project information View a maintenance scheme You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in the North West below: A66 Briery to Threlkeld road and bridge repairs - 4 Augu…

What's happening In this section We’ve introduced improvements to The Highway Code so drivers can more easily find information on how to drive on high-speed roads, including smart motorways. The update includes: clearer advice on where to stop in an emergency the importance of not driving in a lane closed by a Red X the use of variable speed limits to manage congestion updated guidance on k…

Parts of the strategic road network have been targeted by unlawful protect activity. We secured a wide-reaching civil injunction as part of our continuing and determined attempts to prevent disruption to England’s busiest roads and the health and safety of those using them, including: public services the general public the protestors themselves. The injunction was successful in prote…

We're delivering targeted speed limit reductions on the A40 and A46. This is part of our ongoing commitment to reduce the number of people harmed on the region's roads. Start date Spring 2025 End date TBC Cost TBC Overview Documents What we're doing Safety is and always will be our number one priority. That's why our ambition remains that no-one should be harmed while travelling or…

We’re carrying out resurfacing on the M4 between junctions 17 and 19. Start date Summer 2024 End date Winter 2024 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 20 March 2025 Resurfacing works complete Repairs and maintenance of our motorways are critical for safety reasons. As part of our routine maintenance programme, we’ve resurfaced the M4 between junctions 17 an…

We’re the government company which plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A roads, known as the strategic road network (SRN) We manage and improve the strategic road network to make journeys safer, smoother and more reliable. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery. Safety …

Working with us As a Member of Parliament, we want to work with you and your office to ensure we are delivering for your constituents. With a major office in each region, we are well placed to ensure our network supports regional economies and priorities.   Our commitments to you are that we will:  help you resolve casework relating to our road network – please write to us at parliament@nationa…

We’ve improved a 23-mile section of the M1 between junctions 13 and 16 by upgrading it to an All-Lane Running (ALR) motorway to support economic growth and ease congestion in the area. Start date 2018 End date March 2023 Cost £373 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 07 February 2025 An update on our maintenance work this February We've completed our upgrade of the M1…

This privacy notice sits beneath our top level privacy notice and provides information about how personal data is used with regards to National Highways’ safety campaign emails. Please see the top level privacy notice for details on your rights and who to contact about use of personal data. What personal data do we collect and handle? We may collect the following information: your ema…