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We’ll be doing essential maintenance work on the A14 between junctions 52 (Claydon) and 51 (Needham Market). This work will include resurfacing and refreshing road markings. Start date Monday 15 September 2025 End date Summer 2026 Cost £20m Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 03 September 2025 Work to begin this month We’re doing essential maintenance work on the A14 between junctions 52 and 51, which will include resurfacing and refreshing road markings. We plan to compl…

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 this article Location: Pensford, Somerset Contractor: Hammond (ECS) Ltd Open to the public? No Completion: Autumn 2023 History The viaduct was originally opened in 1873 to carry the Bristol & Nort…

Support from the community: Why people need a new crossing Hear stories from the local community on how much of a problem Dartford is for them, and how much they need the Lower Thames Crossing "Nobody wants to leave their child in nursery until 7 o’clock and that is not something I ever wanted to" Michelle: Uses the Dartford Crossing every day for work Hours in traffic, late to school, cancelled plans, missed appointments and delays to or from work. Millions of people rely on roads to get t…

Back Published 03 October 2024 Press Release The first phase of safety improvements on the M1 in West Yorkshire have now been completed, three months ahead of schedule.  The first phase of safety improvements on the M1 in West Yorkshire have now been completed, three months ahead of schedule.  National Highways is replacing the wire rope central barrier with a concrete one between junctions 47 and 43. The scheme is taking place in two phases. The first phase, between junctions 46 and 47, b…

Guide to Road Safety Route Treatments March 2025 Decimal Star Ratings . 20 How are stakeholders engaged? . 42 Contents ViDA . 21 Stakeholder discussions . 44 Part 1 Route Review Tool . 21 iRAP’s role in road safety route Part 2 Glossary . 3 treatments . 22 Foreword . 4 Training . 22 Road Safety Route Treatments . 46 Introduction . 6 General . 46 General . 6 Development of a road safety route treatment . 24 Treatment Measures . 47 What is a route?. 6 Introduction . 24 Introduction . 47 What is a …

Transforming Manchester's Castlefield Viaduct from a disused railway structure to a green sky park is a story with many twists and turns, including starring roles on the big screen, says engineer Fiona Smith. Share this article Published 02 Aug 2023 I've looked after the viaduct in one form or another for 17 years, from engineer for the north to most recently senior engineer for the Historical Railway Estate. As a structure Castlefield is something of a celebrity in the railway structure wo…

National Highways Contracts Pipeline 2020-2025 Contents 02 03 05 07 Introduction Commercial case Supply chain strategy 09 11 13 National Highways Procurement strategy Information Technology capability and capacity 1 5 1 5 1 7 Continuous improvement Contract control framework National Highways Contracts Pipeline 03 Introduction 04 Introduction The National Highways Contracts Pipeline is the practical application of the National Highways supply chain strategy and sets out our purchasing intentions…

HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK MANAGEMENT MANUAL PART 2 – ASSET MANAGEMENT RECORDS CONTENTS Chapter Page No. Introduction to Network Management Information 2.1-1 Highways Agency Pavement Management System 2.2-1 Introduction to Section Referencing 2.3-1 Section Referencing Principals Agent Authority Area Codes Section labels Section start and end dates Nodes /Location Reference Points (LRPs) Geographic Representation Section Reference Markers Section Referencing Procedures 2.4-1 Introduction Section Len…

The bridge carries the B262 over the former Gravesend West Branch. Built in the 1880s, the line captured river traffic from Southend and Clacton via Gravesend Pier. Share this article Location: Southfleet, north-west Kent Status: Works completed spring 2025 History The original line was built in the 1880s to capture river traffic from Southend and Clacton via Gravesend Pier and thence by train to/from London via Farningham and Swanley. By 1910 the Southend/Clacton – Gravesend River steamers…

We want to encourage motorists to think about their driving and be safe on our roads. This means tackling dangerous driving behaviour Operation Tramline - our HGV camera cabs We are working with our police partners to make sure that: offences are spotted drivers are prevented from causing harm to themselves or others One way we do this is by using HGV camera cabs in targeted multi-agency operations in different regions across England and Wales. We supply HGV camera cabs to police forces. F…