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The latest news from the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet project In this section New free-flow link opens to traffic – August 2025 On Monday 18 August 2025, we opened several new stretches of road at the Black Cat roundabout. This is a major milestone for the scheme that will improve journeys for thousands of road users every day.   Aerial view of the new A421 to A1 free-flow link road. If you're travelling from the A421 eastbound to the A1 northbound, you can now use a new free-flow link…

Work is under way on two historic viaducts and a tunnel that will soon become part of the growing active travel network in Somerset. We're working in partnership with the Greenways and Cycleroutes charity and other key local stakeholders to make history. Share this article Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset Project managed by: Greenways and Cycleroutes Open to the public? No Status: In development History  The Ham Wood and Bath Road Viaducts together with the Windsor Tunnel form part of t…

Creating safer and more reliable journeys between Firle and Polegate. Start date Spring 2020 End date Spring 2023 Cost £75 million Latest updates Overview Documents 1 of 4 Enlarge 2 of 4 Enlarge 3 of 4 Enlarge 4 of 4 Enlarge Close × 1 of 4 2 of 4 3 of 4 4 of 4 Latest updates 22 June 2023 Scheme complete We held a special event on Friday 16 June to celebrate the end of our scheme and talk with local people about the improvements we’ve made both on and off the road along the…

Code of Practice Lighting and Marking for Special Order, VR1, STGO and C&U loads 1 Introduction This code of practice is voluntary and does not prescribe hard and fast rules, but provides practical guidelines, which may be departed from in appropriate circumstances. It is not intended to be a comprehensive statement of the law's requirements. This said it is an authoritative statement of best practice, which has been agreed to by the organisations listed in Appendix 2. It not only points out man…

A66 Northern Trans-Pennine We'll be improving the A66 between the M6 at Penrith and A1(M) at Scotch Corner. The project will involve upgrading single carriageway sections of road to dual carriageway standard and making improvements to the junctions along the route. Latest updates About the project Benefits What's next The route in detail Environment Project timeline Project begins - 2017 Consultation on route options - summer 2019 Preferred route announcement - May 2020 Public consu…

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…

Congham Road Bridge carries St Andrew’s Lane over the top of the former South Lynn to Yarmouth branch line. Share this article Location: Congham, Norfolk Open to the public? Yes Status: Awaiting Planning Inspectorate decision  History The rail route underneath the bridge historically was part of the former South Lynn to Yarmouth branch. One of four smaller branch lines, later becoming The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN). At 183 miles the M&GN train system was the longest of t…

Almost 40 miles of new or improved pathways proposed by the Lower Thames Crossing In this section National Highways is one of the biggest builders of pathways in the UK and the Lower Thames Crossing will add or improve almost 40 miles in total - 3 miles for every 1 mile of new road. These new or improved pathways are designed to encourage active travel and promote health and wellbeing across the region. Our plans include new or improved bridges and pathways for walkers, cyclists and horse ri…

Why do we need a Bus and Coach Plan The strategic road network (SRN) – the 4,500 miles of England’s motorways and major A-roads managed by National Highways – is vital for people using the UK’s many bus and coach operations. Operators and passengers need a safe, efficient, integrated and accessible road network so that services can run effectively and passengers can reach their destinations on time. During this second road period (2020-2025), we are improving our understanding of the needs of…

To get permission to build and operate the new crossing, we must seek consent through a special planning process and be awarded a Development Consent Order (DCO) from the government's independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate. In this section As the most ambitious road scheme since the M25 was completed almost 35 years ago, our DCO application is one of the most complex applications ever developed.  We submitted our Development Consent Order application in October 2022 and fro…