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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 13 September 2024 Press Release Motorists in Leeds will soon see better journeys on a city motorway as a two-year programme of major improvements approaches completion. Motorists in Leeds will soon see better journeys on a city motorway as a two-year programme of major improvements approaches completion. National Highways has been carrying out important upgrades on the important upgrades on the M621 between junctions 1 (Beeston) and 7. The scheme aims to ease congestion at k…

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…

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…

Back Published 21 October 2024 Press Release News Work to open an extra lane in each carriageway of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan has now been completed - helping to improve journey times and reliability for the tens of thousands of drivers who use the route daily. At 6am on Saturday 12 October, National Highways lifted the traffic cones and barriers along the southbound M6 between junction 22 at Winwick and junction 21a at Croft.  And, by Friday (18 October), an extra lane was opene…

Smart motorways Incident and infrastructure investigation M6 Junction 5 to 6 Highways England response M6 J5 to 6 investigation - response M6 J5 to 6 investigation - response Contents Executive summary .2 Introduction .6 Methodology .8 Review of potential interventions .9 Actions .17 Appendices . 20 Annex A – Proposed signage changes . 21 1 M6 J5 to 6 investigation - response M6 J5 to 6 investigation - response Executive summary For the M6 junction 5 to 6 section, our actions focus around stoppe…

We’re proposing to change junction 9, so it has free-flowing links between the M3 and the A34 in both directions Start date 2024-25 End date Road Period 3 (2025-2030) Cost £268 million to £322 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 09 October 2025 Additional night closures for vegetation clearance and construction access Works During mid-September we successfully switched traffic into a contraflow system on the M3 southbound.  We’ve now begun …

Back Published 03 September 2024 Press Release Overnight maintenance around one of Merseyside’s busiest motorway junctions is taking place this month as part of a £390,000 project. National Highways is carrying out carriageway repairs and road surface improvements including resurfacing and replacing road markings and road studs around junction 23 of the M6 at Haydock Island in St Helens.  Similar work will also be taking place further up the M6 between junction 26 at Orrell and junction 27 …

Back Published 09 September 2024 Press Release Drivers are being reminded that a key section of the M62 will be closed nightly in both directions over the next two weeks. Network Rail is replacing a railway bridge over the M62 between junction 19 at Heywood and junction 20 at Rochdale. The old bridge was successfully removed during a weekend closure of the motorway this weekend.  The motorway re-opened shortly before 5am today – more than an hour early - following Network Rail’s demolition…

Back Published 01 February 2024 Press Release Major safety improvements will get under way on the M1 in West Yorkshire in March, with a 10-mile stretch of central barrier being upgraded. Major safety improvements will get under way on the M1 in West Yorkshire in March, with a 10-mile stretch of central barrier being upgraded. National Highways is replacing the wire rope barrier on the M1 between junctions 43 (Belle Isle) and 47 (Parlington) with a stronger concrete version. National Highw…