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Enhancing safety on this busy gateway for the west Midlands. Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 11 December 2024 Overnight closures for planting work While our upgrade of the M40-M42 Interchange was completed before Christmas 2023, several months earlier than planned, we need to close some lanes for some planting works that were not part of the original project scope.  All parties have agreed that it made sense to correct them now. To do this safely, we need to install the…

Back Published 21 October 2024 Press Release News Work to open an extra lane in each carriageway of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan has now been completed - helping to improve journey times and reliability for the tens of thousands of drivers who use the route daily. At 6am on Saturday 12 October, National Highways lifted the traffic cones and barriers along the southbound M6 between junction 22 at Winwick and junction 21a at Croft.  And, by Friday (18 October), an extra lane was opened to drivers in both the northbound and southbound carriageways along all ten miles of the M6 betwee…

Back Published 04 November 2024 Press Release Final demolition works to replace a motorway bridge take place this weekend as part of a £23 million National Highways project. The last phase involves removing part of the top sections of the supporting structures at either side of St Anne’s Road bridge in Denton, Greater Manchester, which crosses the M67. The work follows last month’s successful demolition of the main bridge deck, on which vehicles run. The next step will see upper sections of the abutment walls – the supporting structures at either side of the bridge – removed. The top se…

Back Published 19 December 2024 News Press Release The upgrade of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan moved to operation at 70 mph today (Thursday 19 December) helping to improve journey times and reliability for the tens of thousands of drivers who use the route daily. At 7am National Highways lifted the 50mph maximum speed limit in place since the middle of October and when an extra lane in each carriageway was opened to drivers for the first time. Operation at the maximum national speed limit of 70mph was introduced today following work to calibrate technology, including stopped vehi…

The M27 runs along the south coast between Cadnam and Cosham in Hampshire and connects Portsmouth and Southampton along the Solent. Overview Documents The M27 is a key route for freight, holiday makers and commuters between the ports towards London and journeys to the west from the M3, A3 and beyond. We’re making a number of improvements to create safer, more reliable journeys for the thousands of people who use it every day. Click the links below to find out more. Project information Upc…

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 about the project... £60m investment for West Coast Main Line motorway bridge replacement in Cumbria …

The bridge near Penrith that carries the M6 over the River Lowther needs extensive repairs. A major renovation project is underway to ensure the longevity of the structure for many years to come. Start date 31 March 2025 End date March 2027 Cost £9 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 16 September 2025 Overnight motorway closures We’ve made good progress recently. We're ready to move to the next phase of work - bridge repairs in lanes two and …

As a National Highways supplier, you'll benefit from our shared knowledge and accumulated experience, enabling you to become more efficient in your practice. In this section Lean efficiencies National Highways and our supply chain are involved in a number of initiatives to improve efficiency and encourage Lean working to increase suppliers’ ability to deliver projects in the most cost-effective manner, without sacrificing quality of work and productivity. There is a dedicated National Highways Lean team who will support you with any efficiency challenges or queries, you can contact the Lea…

We are making safety and capacity improvements to this important strategic route to support economic growth and planned development in the region. Start date Started End date 2024-25 Cost £282 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 08 September 2025 Work from 22 September to November We’ll repair B4438 Catherine de Barnes Lane bridge and B4102 Solihull Road bridge at the same time. Closures To work safely, we'll need these overnight (9pm - 5am) closures on the M42 a…

We regularly maintain the M1 between junctions 9 and 14 each month on pre-planned dates. Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 08 September 2025 Planned road closures in September We need these overnight (10pm - 5am) for maintenance this month: Wednesday 17 September - M1 northbound junctions 9 to 11a M1 northbound junctions 9 to 11a diversion leave the M1 northbound at junction 9 and follow the A5183 then take the A505 to the A5 rejoin the M1 at junction 11a If you want …