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We want to get you the information you need so you can plan your journey. Travelling now? Get live traffic and incident information from Traffic England. Travel alerts Updates on active major incidents that may impact your journey. Travelling later? Build your own traffic report about issues on our network that may impact your journey now or in the future. Daily closure report Advance notification of full closures on England’s network. Now filterable online (.XLS file still available for…

Find a job Early careers Early careers at National Highways is your opportunity to help connect the country through learning and growing in a real-world job, with all the development and support you need to shape a bright future with us. Our 2026 Early Careers opportunities are now open! If you're looking for a graduate programme, a placement year, or a summer internship - now’s the time to apply and take the first step on your journey with us. Find your opportunity Can’t see a role that s…

Back Published 13 February 2025 Press Release National Highways and its partners in Lancashire are helping a Britain in Bloom group grow for gold this year. National Highways and its partners in Lancashire are helping a Britain in Bloom group grow for gold this year. The team involved in delivering the A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass regularly volunteered to help members of the RHS Poulton In Bloom group during the project, assisting with litter picking and planting. Now, with the t…

There are a variety of early career opportunities on the A428 We have many opportunities for local people to kick-start their careers via apprenticeships, work placements and graduate programmes. These will be in a wide range of disciplines from site-based roles such as steel fixers and operatives, to office-based ones like quantity surveying and engineering. We’ll also be championing career progression, with apprenticeships from intermediate to degree level and graduate programmes designed w…

The DMRB has been launched in a new consistent format and with a new website interface. 31 March 2020  The launch has: brought the DMRB up to date made it less ambiguous, more concise and easier to use enabled a digital framework for standards content that will support innovation in digital design, construction and operation of highways infrastructure The DMRB is still accessed from the Standards for Highways website, but when you click on the DMRB link you’ll see a new format for accessin…

Find a job Apprenticeships Would you like to be at the centre of operating, maintaining and improving one of the most advanced road networks in the world?   It takes all kinds of people in all kinds of jobs to keep our roads moving and build better for the future. Whatever your age, whatever your background, an apprenticeship is just the beginning of your journey with us! Home Job types Career programmes Recruitment journey Our apprenticeship programmes offer a combination of on-the-job …

Back Published 18 October 2023 Press Release News National Highways is set to carry out a new research trial which could significantly reduce the carbon footprint and cost of bridge building. The future of bridge construction could be transformed by a new trial being carried out by National Highways exploring more environmentally friendly building which could significantly reduce the carbon footprint and costs. Through a network of sensors, the research will analyse if fewer materials are…

Back Published 18 February 2025 Press Release News Drivers planning to use the M62 between Manchester and Warrington over the next two weekends are being advised of important repair work between junction 12 at Eccles interchange with the M60 and junction 11 at Birchwood. National Highways is carrying out targeted resurfacing along the westbound carriageway from Friday night until Sunday morning this weekend (Friday 21 to Sunday 23 February) and next weekend (Friday 28 February to Sunday 2 …

With more than 600 miles of motorways and major A roads in the Eastern region, our roads provide main routes taking people and freight from the ports of the East Coast through the region to the M25, M1 and A1. The strategic road network keeps the region connected to the rest of the country. We’re delivering an unprecedented level of investment in our roads to increase capacity and reduce congestion to reduce journey times and to make journeys more reliable and safer. Projects include the wide…

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…