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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 t…

National Highways undertakes reviews on major road schemes to measure impact against forecast. Our POPEs provide an opportunity to determine how effective we are in delivering improvements against our portfolio of major projects in the road investment programme. We compare the impact in key areas, …

On 27 May 2025, we introduced a 7.5t weight restriction for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on the M48 Severn Bridge. It will last for an estimated 12 to 18 months On this page: Exceptions What will happen Impact Timing Background Routine surveys revealed that the main bridge cables have deterior…

A rockfall in early 2024 raised concern about the long-term stability of the hillside and caused damage to the carriageway. Start date February 2024 End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 30 July 2025 Start of permanent works Our work to install the permanen…

We have completed a study to consider whether there is an alternative key north-south route between the Dorset coast and the M4. The aim of the study was to identify which corridor(s) could provide the main route and potential enhancements. Overview Documents We have produced a brochure which det…

Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government has taken the decision to cancel the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme. Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 01 August 2025 A47 Wansford - cancellation The Government and National Highways …

The M25 Junction 10 improvement scheme will include a new, safer route for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders between Ockham Park and the Painshill junction. In this section Our improvements We're creating a new 5km accessible route between Ockham Park and Painshill junction, bringing improve…

Back Published 11 November 2024 Press Release Walkers will soon be enjoying new parts of the West Midlands’ countryside thanks to the team behind National Highways’ M42 junction 6 improvements scheme. Funding from the project’s social value fund has enabled a new footpath to be created across l…

Exposure Thresholds Likelihood (vulnerability) matrix Exposure N VL L M H VH Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Climate Variable Unit N VL L M H VH Sensitvity Low 1 Highly Unlikely Highly Unlikely Highly Unlikely Unlikely Possible Likely Extreme precipitation % change 0 8.74 15.84 22.93 48.05 73.18 Medium 2 Highly …

Published 24 Jan 2024 A new National Highways trial explores environmentally friendly ways of reducing carbon footprint and costs Share this article The trial will start shortly at the new Wisley Interchange, under construction as part of the M25 junction 10 improvement scheme. We have contract…