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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 updates Overview Documents Latest updates 16 March 2022 Ceremony celebrates scheme officially opening to traffic The Downhill Lane £51.6 million upgrade of the A19 near Sunderland is the latest N…

The Saltash Tunnel in Cornwall provides a key link between Plymouth and South-East Cornwall. We’re carrying out an extensive programme of work to update the technology in and around the tunnel to keep journeys safe and reliable, and reduce the risk of unplanned closures. Start date Early 2025 End date Late 2025 Cost Around £25million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 16 September 2025 Gantries taking shape Our works are progressing to schedule and the civil engineering p…

We will build an all-lane running motorway on the M56 between junctions 6 and 8. This will provide increased capacity in a cost-effective way, maximising the use of the existing road Start date Spring 2020 End date June 2023 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 11 July 2024 Essential resurfacing work - spring to summer 2024 We are resurfacing the M56 between junction 5 and 6 in both directions close to Manchester Airport. We are also resurfacing slip roads, replac…

Network Rail is replacing the existing bridge that carries the West Coast Main Line over the M6, between junction 39 and 40 near Penrith in Cumbria. Start date January 2025 End date June 2026 Cost £60 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 14 August 2025 Huge steel beams arrive for new railway bridge Network Rail’s work to replace Clifton railway bridge has taken a major step forward. This follows the first arrival of five enormous steel beams for the new structure. …

We’ll be resurfacing, upgrading lights and refreshing road marking on the A47 between Acle and Beccles Interchange in Gorleston-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth. Start date 27 May 2025 End date November 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 08 September 2025 Updated closures - 8 September to 22 November 2025 The work on the A47 Accles to Beccles stopped over the summer holidays and will be restarting from tonight. We've completed works south of Great Yarmouth, incl…

We're doing essential maintenance work on the A14 at Ipswich between junction 52 (Claydon) and junction 55 (Copdock Interchange, where the A14 meets the A12) to extend the life of the road surface, to minimise the need for more extensive repairs in the future. Start date September 2024 End date November 2024 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 24 February 2025 Planned road closures in March We're doing essential bridge joint repairs and resurfacing work on the A14…

We’re carrying out essential repairs and improvements to St Georges Bridge that carries the M5 over the railway near junction 21 for Weston-super-Mare. Start date Summer 2024 End date Winter 2028 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 05 September 2025 Preparations for phase two begin - lane closures We’re due to begin phase two of the St Georges Bridge repair scheme, where we will carry out the bridge deck refurbishment works.  We will begin to prepare and implemen…

We’re carrying out a series of improvements to key junctions on the M621. Start date Started End date 2022-24 Cost £49.8 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 25 November 2024 Celebrating success Today we officially celebrated the successful completion of this important scheme. 16 September 2024 Work reaches final stages We're reaching the final stages of the M621 junction 1-7 work. All lane restrictions and temporary speed limits have been lifted. You will noti…

Traffic on this busy section of the A1 is congested, especially during peak hours – making journeys unreliable. The number of vehicles using the road will increase with new housing and employment developments planned for the area, so road improvements are needed. Start date July-Sept 2021 End date 2024 - 25 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 29 September 2025 Latest overnight (8pm to 6am) closure information - 1 to 31 October 2025 Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 October …

This spectacular 420ft long viaduct located in central Lake District has received some care and attention, so it can keep being appreciated safely from ground level near the footpath close by. Share this article Location: Walthwaite, Cumbria Contractor: Bethell Open to the public? No Completion: Summer 2023 History Constructed in 1862, it formed part of the Penrith to Keswick Railway, created to establish a key link in the railway, connecting the two great iron-producing areas at the time…