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Downhill Lane improvement will provide extra capacity on the junction between the A19 and the A1290 in Sunderland, supporting the regional economy and plans for the development of International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP). Start date Started End date March 2022 Cost £51.6 million Latest u…

The award-winning A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme was developed to provide much-needed added capacity to a vital road transport corridor between the North, the Midlands and the East of England. Start date November 2016 End date June 2022 Cost £1.5 billion Overview Documents Proj…

Our Strategic Road Network Initial Report is the first stage in how we plan network investment with the government. It outlines our proposals for the next road period, how we intend to deliver them and what we aim to achieve. Our Strategic Road Network (SRN) Initial Report summarises: our performa…

Historical Railways Estate Keeping safe more than 3,100 former railway structures across Great Britain The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is a collection of over 3,100 structures and assets which were once part of Britain's rail network. Since 2013 we've been responsible for looking after it on…

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…

Parts of the strategic road network have been targeted by unlawful protect activity. We secured a wide-reaching civil injunction as part of our continuing and determined attempts to prevent disruption to England’s busiest roads and the health and safety of those using them, including: public servi…

The black cat roundabout on the A1 is a local and national landmark. As part of the new A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road improvements the roundabout will be going to make way for a new free-flowing junction. But what is happening to the black cat?  In this section We fully understand the impor…

Around 35 bags of rubbish were collected by Historical Railways Estate (HRE) contractors and Halifax volunteers during a festive clean up in the town. Share this article Published 09 Jan 2024 AmcoGiffen workers and their subcontractor Access Lifting Pulling and Safety (ALPS), who are working on …

Published 06 Mar 2025 Based on this year’s theme for British Science Week (7-16 March), ‘Change & Adapt’, research fellow Yuandong Pan discusses how his work is looking to make our roads more resilient. Share this article About Yuandong  Yuandong Pan is a research fellow at the University of Ca…

Restoring heathland and upgrading the junction with the A3 Wisley Interchange to reduce congestion, improve safety and create more reliable journeys. Start date Summer 2022 End date Spring 2026 Cost £317 million Latest updates Overview Documents We’re carrying out other maintenance work on th…