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Enhancing safety on this vital West Midlands route. Start date January 2024 End date Autumn 2024 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 03 October 2024 Improvements complete Our work to upgrade the M42 between junctions 4 and 7 is now complete. We’ve replaced the existing steel central reservation barrier with a safer and more durable concrete one between junctions 4 and 5. We’ve also installed additional CCTV cameras and signage between junctions 4 and 6. We minim…

Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government has taken the decision to cancel the A12 Chelmsford to A120 scheme. Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 01 August 2025 A12 Chelmsford – cancellation We recognise this may be disappointing news and we remain committed to maintaining and renewing the Strategic Road Network (SRN), making sure it works for all road users. The Government and National Highways remain committed to maintaining a safe and reliable road n…

Back Published 27 January 2025 News Press Release Residents and drivers can find out more about a new safety scheme due to get under way along the A46 in Warwickshire at two information events this week. Members of the project team will be on hand to talk about the scheme and answer any questions or concerns. As part of the work, National Highways is replacing the signage, renewing road markings and studs and carrying out some resurfacing between the Oversley Mill and Marraway roundabouts…

M6 junction 10 congestion affects the local community and businesses, particularly during morning and evening peak times. The improvements will ease congestion and reduce journey times for the thousands of drivers who use it every day. Start date January - March 2020 End date 2023-24 Cost £78 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 25 November 2024 Completion of weekend works Over the last month we've been carrying out finishing and landscaping w…

Back Published 28 January 2025 Press Release National Highways’ teams have been helping local communities with two new year projects in Devon and Cornwall. Through its Social Value funding stream, the company is investing in a number of community projects in the South West, and the latest initiatives have seen project teams volunteering close to the M5 and A30. Following funding for a sensory garden at Nansledan Primary School near Newquay, National Highways and Costain volunteers from the…

Back Published 24 January 2025 Press Release News A joint restoration project between National Highways, the London Borough of Havering, and Historic England is safeguarding the future of a 15th century tithe barn.   Work has officially started on a mammoth 12-month project to rescue a 15th century Tithe Barn in Upminster from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. The register gives an annual snapshot of the health of England’s valued historic buildings and places and helps to en…

Back Published 27 January 2025 Press Release A key route across Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire is benefitting from a new scheme which will make the road safer for drivers and those living nearby. Work started today (Mon 27 Jan) on improvements to the A5 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the country’s motorways and major A-roads. The safety scheme features the installation of seven new average s…

We are developing proposals to reduce the impact of poor air quality alongside the A3 as it passes through Guildford. Start date Winter 2025 End date Spring 2026 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 27 August 2025 Detailed design Since the public information event, we've been working closely with Surrey County Council and Guildford Borough Council to turn our initial concept into detailed design proposals. These proposals aim to direct people away from areas of po…

Maintenance schemes taking place in the East Midlands region. Overview Documents The latest schemes that will be running in this area can be found below in the 'Project information area'. Project information View a maintenance scheme You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in the East Midlands below: A1 northbound and southbound between South Witham and Harlaxton - maintenance works - 17 March to mid-November 2025 We’ll be carrying out essential maintenance o…

The A46 is a strategic road link between the East and West Midlands, connecting Coventry and Warwickshire to the motorway network. Traffic congestion has led to slower speeds, longer trip times and more queueing for drivers. By upgrading the A46 we’ll unlock this congestion, improve journey reliability and support economic growth across the West Midlands. Start date Late 2026 (TBC) End date Late 2028 (TBC) Cost £112.5 million (Walsgrave only) Latest updates Overview Documents Notice of He…