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Back Published 04 December 2024 Press Release Drivers are being warned to allow extra time to travel after the southbound M23 near junction 9 and Gatwick Airport was closed this afternoon for emergency resurfacing work, which is expected to run into the evening. This follows a serious HGV fire at around 5am this morning. The fire has been brought under control but the blaze, combined with a large diesel spillage, has caused severe damage across all four lanes of the carriageway. Just befo…

Back Published 10 February 2025 Press Release Work to ease congestion and improve safety at the busiest junction of the M25 continues, with a series of closures over the coming weeks as the project moves towards completion.  The scheme to upgrade Junction 10 in Surrey is already improving driver journeys, with jet lanes now carrying traffic through the junction while avoiding traffic signals.  National Highways has also opened the new Wisley Lane and installed several structures which will…

Back Published 25 September 2024 Press Release National Highways is warning road users that the M4 north of Bristol will be closed for a full weekend in October as part of the work on the A432 Badminton Road Bridge. The M4 will be closed in both directions between junctions 18 and 19 from 7pm Friday 18 October to 6am Monday 21 October while a trench is dug under the motorway. This will allow utilities to be diverted that are currently within the bridge before the structure is demolished nex…

Back Published 21 November 2024 Press Release Following a report from police of a dog on the M25 control operators at the South East Regional Operations Centre tracked the dog using CCTV, liaising with our traffic officers on the motorway to help reunite the dog with her family. National Highways received a report from police of a ‘greyhound’ on the clockwise carriageway of the M25 between junctions 5 and 6 M25 on Saturday, 16 November.    Control room operators working at the South East R…

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 of drainage improvements and repairs between junction 34 at Lancaster and junction 36 south of Kendal. The four-month scheme involves repairing parts of the existing drainage system, clearing blocka…

Back Published 07 November 2024 Press Release A major project to improve the busiest junction of the M25 has taken huge strides forward, with two new bridges put into place. The completion of the structures, along with new access arrangements for the A3, represents a significant milestone in the work to upgrade junction 10 of the motorway.  The Clearmount bridge – a bridleway offering safe passage for pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders over the motorway – was jacked into place last wee…

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Back Published 02 September 2024 Press Release As the school summer holidays come to an end, motorists in West Yorkshire are reminded to allow plenty of extra time as the upgrade of a safety barrier on the M1 moves ahead. As the school summer holidays come to an end, motorists in West Yorkshire are reminded to allow plenty of extra time as the upgrade of a safety barrier on the M1 moves ahead. With the start of the new term, increased delays are expected on the M1 between junctions 43 (Bel…