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Society relies on our road network for work journeys and home deliveries, visits to friends and family, holidays and the goods and services we all depend on. Society relies on our road network for work journeys and home deliveries, visits to friends and family, holidays, and the goods and services we all depend on.  As technology and travel evolves, this fund is helping us look beyond road journeys to do more for our customers and neighbours.   Through this fund, we aim to work more closely w…

This tunnel has a rich but fraught history. Constructed in the 1846 it formed part of the Patricroft to Molyneux Junction line. Share this article Location: Swinton, Greater Manchester Status: In progress History Also known as ‘Black Harry Tunnel’ it was operational for passengers and goods traffic when it opened. Following a partial collapse on 13 April 1953 all trains were stopped and inspection carried out. Two weeks after the first initial brickwork collapse, following further land move…

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…

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…

This bridge, which once played a crucial role in ironstone transportation, is currently undergoing work to limit the effects of scour. Share this article Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire Contractor: AMCO Giffen Open to the public? Yes Completion: Autumn 2025 History The River Ise bridge was built by the Midland Railway, which had been operating out of Kettering since 1857, following the town’s link to the Great Northern Railway. While building this line through the region’s hills, si…

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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 …

Back Published 01 March 2023 Press Release A host of new ideas to take the sting out of roadworks for drivers, local communities and businesses are to be trialled thanks to a National Highways competition. Ten winners of a National Highways innovation competition launched to help improve people’s experiences of roadworks have been revealed. Each of the winners will now get £15,000 to develop their ideas which will help take the sting out of roadworks for drivers, local businesses and commu…

Back Published 04 February 2025 News Press Release National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing has today (4 February 2025) revealed a new target to reduce its construction carbon emissions by 70%; an ambition made possible thanks to the project’s Delivery Partners’ and suppliers’ commitment to making the new crossing the greenest road ever built in the UK. The improved new target has been published in the project’s second annual sustainability report, which details the legacy the project aims…

Back Published 29 July 2022 Press Release A new van is being used to trial technology that can detect drivers holding a mobile phone at the wheel and people failing to wear a seatbelt It is being trialled in partnership with Warwickshire Police The van will also be able to detect tailgating vehicles in the future New mobile technology capable of automatically detecting motorists who fail to wear a seatbelt or hold mobile phones at the wheel is being trialled in the UK for the first time u…