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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…

Claim Nos. QB-2021-003576, 003626 and 003737 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Before the Honourable Mr Justice Lavender 19 October 2021 B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant -and- (1) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, ENDANGERING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE PREVENTING THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO OR ALONG THE M25 MOTORWAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROTESTING (2) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE INTERFERING WITH…

Claim Nos. QB-2021-003576, 003626 and 003737 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Before the Honourable Mr Justice Lavender 19 October 2021 B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant -and- (1) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, ENDANGERING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE PREVENTING THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO OR ALONG THE M25 MOTORWAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROTESTING (2) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE INTERFERING WITH…

Back Published 19 December 2024 News Press Release The upgrade of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan moved to operation at 70 mph today (Thursday 19 December) helping to improve journey times and reliability for the tens of thousands of drivers who use the route daily. At 7am National Highways lifted the 50mph maximum speed limit in place since the middle of October and when an extra lane in each carriageway was opened to drivers for the first time. Operation at the maximum national spee…

Back Published 13 January 2025 News Press Release National Highways is supporting Network Rail as it works to replace a bridge carrying the west coast main railway line over the M6 south of Penrith in Cumbria. Clifton bridge is located between junction 39 and junction 40 of the M6 and will be demolished and replaced during a two week spell - which also includes two full weekend closures of the motorway - in January of next year (2026). Network Rail has issued the following news release ab…

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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…

Claim Nos. QB-2021-003576, 003626 and 003737 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Before the Honourable Mr Justice Lavender 12 October 2021 B E T W E E N: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Claimant -and- (1) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, ENDANGERING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE PREVENTING THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO OR ALONG THE M25 MOTORWAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROTESTING (2) PERSONS UNKNOWN CAUSING THE BLOCKING, SLOWING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING OR OTHERWISE INTERFERING WITH…

Back Published 30 September 2024 News Press Release A series of slip road closures over three weekends will mean drivers travelling on the M25 or A3 will have to use junction 10 differently. A series of slip road closures over three weekends will mean drivers travelling on the M25 or A3 will have to use junction 10 differently.   The slip roads on and off the junction will be shut for two weekends in October and one at the start of November, but the A3 and M25 will both remain open for tr…

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…