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Testo’s roundabout is a major junction connecting the A19 with the A184 in South Tyneside. We will raise the A19 on a flyover and build new slip roads to connect it to the A184 via the Testo’s roundabout so through traffic on the A19 can free flow. Start date Started End date Summer 2021 Cost £91.1 million to £159.4 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 06 July 2021 A19 Testo's scheme is officially open to traffic After more than a million hour…

The A52 experiences congestion at many junctions, resulting in significant queuing and delays. We've identified several junctions for improvement, to reduce congestion and provide capacity for more traffic from local developments. Start date 2017 End date 2027 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 17 June 2025 Public Inquiry – July 2025 In November 2024, we submitted our Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order for the scheme to the Secretary of State for Tran…

This project, due for completion in spring 2026, will reduce congestion, create a smoother flow of traffic and provide safer journeys for thousands every day. In this section Location: A few miles north of Guildford in Surrey Project managed by: National Highways Status: Work in progress What we're doing in 2025 February - Opening gyratory bridges Over the weekend of 21 to 24 February we prepared the two new gyratory bridges for traffic. We've now opened two of the four gyratory bridge l…

Back Published 28 January 2025 Press Release After a fair and open competition, Simon Wills is to join National Highways on 3 February 2025 as a Non-Executive Director.    Simon will be chair of the Safety Committee – a role currently held by Simon Blanchflower who remains a Non-Executive Director.   Simon Wills started his career as a research engineer with British Gas in 1990 and since then has held a variety of commercial and operational roles within British Gas and latterly Centrica, b…

Widening the A31 to three lanes at Ringwood, between the A31 junction for Ringwood town centre, the B3347 Mansfield Road and the B3081 Verwood Underpass. Start date 2020-21 End date November 2022 Cost £25 to 30 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 15 December 2022 Open for traffic Our work to widen the A31 and replace the bridges over the River Avon and Bickerley Millstream has now finished and the A31 and slip roads at Ringwood and Verwood opened for traffic on Wed…

Essential resurfacing on the M23 junction 9 roundabout and Airport Way near Gatwick, Horley. Start date 24 February 2025 End date October 2025 Cost Approximately £5 million Overview Documents Project information M23 Junction 9 and Airport Way near Gatwick resurfacing We're continuing essential resurfacing at the M23 junction 9 roundabout and Airport Way, near Gatwick Airport, Horley.  Closures For safety, we need overnight closures of the M23 junction 9 roundabout, including the slip r…

Upgrading the A30 single carriageway between Chiverton Cross and Carland Cross roundabouts. As part of our Strategic Road Network, the A30 is a road of strategic importance, which is why an £8m contribution from the European Regional Development Fund has been committed, as well as being identified as part of the Government’s Roads Investment Strategy. Start date March 2020 End date 2024 Cost £330 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Funding for this scheme inc…

Although our smart motorway work has been cancelled following the Government’s latest announcement, we’re continuing to improve safety between junctions 9 and 14 by upgrading the barrier in the central reservation from metal to concrete. Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Smart motorway upgrade cancelled On 15 April 2023, the Government announced that plans for new smart motorways would be cancelled in recognition of the lack of public confidence felt by drivers and co…

We’re carrying out resurfacing on the M4 between junctions 17 and 19. Start date Summer 2024 End date Winter 2024 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 20 March 2025 Resurfacing works complete Repairs and maintenance of our motorways are critical for safety reasons. As part of our routine maintenance programme, we’ve resurfaced the M4 between junctions 17 and 19. We completed works on 19 January 2025, including: resurfacing over 31km of lanes painting more than …

Back Published 13 January 2025 News Press Release National Highways is supporting Network Rail as it works to replace a bridge carrying the west coast main railway line over the M6 south of Penrith in Cumbria. Clifton bridge is located between junction 39 and junction 40 of the M6 and will be demolished and replaced during a two week spell - which also includes two full weekend closures of the motorway - in January of next year (2026). Network Rail has issued the following news release ab…