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Back Published 04 September 2024 Press Release Drivers are being reminded that a key section of the M62 - the country’s main trans-Pennine route - will be closed for two full weekends this month - with the first weekend closure beginning this Friday night (6 September). Network Rail is replacing a railway bridge over the M62 between junction 19 at Heywood and junction 20 at Rochdale.  Castlet…

A bridge with a complicated history that’s helped shape how we work – including the establishment of a Stakeholder Advisory Forum where we engage with key stakeholders who advise on our choices in managing these assets. Share this article Location: Great Musgrave, Cumbria Open to the public? Yes Completion: Autumn 2023 Learnings from Great Musgrave We know there’s been a lot of interest in t…

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…

Vision for route strategies Planning for the future of our roads highwaysengland.co.uk 2 Introduction Our aspiration for our next round of route strategies is to build upon the work we have done previously, to set out: The roads managed by Highways England play A planned set of future requirements for the a critical role in enabling businesses to transport products and services, providing access t…

Strategic business plan 2020-2025 We are Highways England People rely on our roads to connect people and drive the economy Since 2015 Since 2015, we have helped customers make safer and more reliable journeys on Carrying 3x more We have reduced the number our roads. Our 4,300 miles of motorways people than the UK rail network of casualties on our roads by and major A-roads help people travel from …

Pensford Viaduct is a beautiful Grade II listed structure, made up of sixteen arches of differing widths and heights, supported by tall tapering piers in the centre and thicker shorter ones at the sides. Constructed in stone it’s 332 yards in length and reaches a maximum height of 95 feet. Share th…

We're making improvements to junction 19 of the M6. Start date March 2020 End date Completed April 2022 Cost £31 million to £66 million Overview Documents Project information Overview This busy junction is currently used by around 65,000 vehicles each day and is in need of improvement to mee…

National Highways Geotechnical Asset Performance: Deterioration Modelling for Decision Support (SPaTS Task 1-1061) GDMS Report ID: 37395 August 2022 Mott MacDonald 35 Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PU United Kingdom T +44 (0)121 234 1500 mottmac.com National Highways Geotechnical Asset Performance: Deterioration Modelling for Decision Support (SPaTS Task 1-1061) GDMS Report ID: 37395 August 2022 Mo…

On the road to good design: Design review at National Highways Foreword As a leading national infrastructure provider, National Highways is committed to raising the design quality of our network. We set up a dedicated design panel and carry out independent reviews of key schemes and standards to help us achieve this. This is the first overview of design reviews undertaken between the end of 2017 a…

These graceful, pioneering structures still form part of an escape from town to country, over 170 years after they were first built. Managed by National Highways and now leased to Sustrans on a long-term basis, they’ve been restored and maintained with care, in partnership with Bolton Council. This proud reminder of the North West’s industrial history now takes cyclists and walkers out to a connec…