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Proposals to create extra capacity at junction 18 to reduce congestion and support economic growth. Start date 2025 End date 2029 Cost £207 million to £340 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 30 April 2025 Scheme update and survey work As we await the decision from the Secretary of State regarding our application for a Development Consent Order (DCO), we’ll be conduc…

We’re carrying out maintenance schemes on bridges across Yorkshire, improving safety for thousands of drivers. Start date 7 April 2025 End date March 2026 Cost TBC Overview Documents How we’ll work  To work safely, we’ll need a mixture of lane and road closures. We'll work at the least busy times of the day or week to minimise disruption. To minimise disruption to road users, we'll work ov…

Making journeys even safer with radar-based technology In this section What's happening We've upgraded motorways across the country with technology which detects stopped vehicles . Every existing motorway where the hard shoulder has been permanently converted to a live traffic lane (known as All Lane Running) now has the new radar-based technology in place. This new stopped vehicle detection …

Subscribe to traffic information about incidents on National Highways' road network via RSS feeds These feeds contain all current and future planned events for the main regions and roads across our network. A more detailed list of incidents is available from the 'My Preferences' area of the traffic information services page. Regional RSS feeds All current incidents planned roadworks all eve…

Our 530-mile network in the North West stretches from the city of Carlisle to the edges of the Peak District. It’s one of the most diverse areas of motorways and major A-roads in the country to maintain and keep moving.   The region is home to economic powerhouses such as Manchester and Liverpool, major international airports and big shopping centres like the Trafford Centre and Cheshire Oaks. W…

As part of our essential safety maintenance we are replacing the safety barrier and upgrading the lighting between South Cave and North Ferriby along with resurfacing the footbridge at Elloughton, to keep road users safe for years to come. Start date June 2024 End date Spring 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 14 May 2025 Further overnigh…

Improving journeys on older smart motorways In this section What's happening National Highways is delivering a series of enhancements to sections of dynamic hard shoulder motorways across the country. ‘Dynamic hard shoulder’ (DHS) is an older form of motorway where the hard shoulder is turned on and off as a traffic lane in response to traffic flow. On 15 April 2023 the Government announced t…

Last updated - 01.08.2025 13:15 The latest planned full closure information for England's strategic road network. Smart Motorways – technology upgrade work with reduced speed limits Find out where we're working and what this means for your journey. Advance notification of full closures on England’s motorways and major A roads. Closures are listed by start date, select a day from the row above…

Ash dieback is affecting trees on the land we manage. We're taking action to slow its spread and make sure trees along our strategic road network remain safe. Start date November 2024 End date Spring 2025 Cost TBC Overview Documents We're committed to protecting the natural environment that surrounds our roads. We're responsible for 30,000 hectares of land and we want to foster a rich biodiv…

Maintenance schemes taking place in the Yorkshire and North East region. Overview Documents The latest maintenance schemes that will be running in this area can be found below in the 'Project information' by clicking on the headings below. Project information Schemes across the region You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in Yorkshire and the North East below: …