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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 Project information Overview The A14 provides a vital road transport corridor between the North, the Midlands and the East of England, and is of local, regional, national and international significance.…

Published 01 Feb 2024 Seven companies have been shortlisted for our exciting carbon reduction competition and will receive between £15,000 and £30,000 to develop their ideas.  Share this article Ideas put forward that will proceed to the next phase include low-carbon fencing materials, recycling old concrete and using a unique climbing robot to carry out structure inspections.  The seven companies who have made it through the first stage are:  Xeroc Ltd, London  - to recycle old concrete i…

Maintenance schemes taking place in the North West region. Overview Documents The latest maintenance schemes that will be running in this area can be found below in the 'Project information area'. Project information View a maintenance scheme You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in the North West below: A590 Newby Bridge to Barrow Banks resurfacing and vegetation works - 11 September to 7 October 2025 We'll need to close the A590 between Newby Bridge Round…

Essential resurfacing on the M23 junction 9 roundabout and Airport Way near Gatwick, Horley. Start date 24 February 2025 End date October 2025 Cost Approximately £5 million Overview Documents Project information M23 Junction 9 and Airport Way near Gatwick resurfacing We're continuing essential resurfacing at the M23 junction 9 roundabout and Airport Way, near Gatwick Airport, Horley.  Closures For safety, we need overnight closures of the M23 junction 9 roundabout, including the slip r…

Two years on from the launch of our Net Zero Highways plan, our two-year report shows our progress on the journey to net zero highways.  Share this article Published 19 Sept 2023 Two years on from the launch of our Net Zero Highways plan, our two-year report shows our progress on the journey to net zero highways. Achievements recorded in the last year include becoming the first roads organisation in the world to receive PAS2080 verification in December 2022, publishing a net zero roadmap fo…

Published 15 Feb 2024 Together with ground engineering specialists BAM Ritchies and Aecom , we're trialling Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot across a number of South West locations. Share this article We're using Spot's dog’s eye view to capture information in difficult-to-get-to locations on our network, such as: steep banks culverts under bridges and other structures The innovative tool gives us a safer, cost-effective alternative to human inspectors in areas that are hard or dangerous …

Our major renovation work has restored one of Scotland’s oldest viaducts to its former glory. The £2 million programme included masonry repairs, waterproofing and the installation of bat roosts. Share this article Location: Westfield, West Lothian Contractor: Balfour Beatty Open to the public: No Completion: Winter 2022-23 About the structure The former Railway viaduct was built between 1854 and 1855 as an extension of the Monkland Railway, consisting of 16 arches spanning land and water.…

A number of sections of the A66 has been upgraded or bypassed since the 1970’s. We now want to upgrade the remaining single carriageway sections to provide a safe and reliable journey between Penrith and Scotch Corner. In this section The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project consists of a number of different schemes between Penrith and Scotch Corner. These individual schemes will vary from dualling current single carriageways to improving junctions. You can find out more about what our proposal…

Road maintenance work taking place in the East region. Overview Documents Read about the latest road maintenance work in the east in the 'Project information area' below. Project information View a maintenance scheme You can view more details about the maintenance schemes taking place in the East below: A1 Stibbington to Water Newton, Cambridgeshire - 1 September to 20 October 2025 In late 2024 the culvert supporting the A1 over Billing Brook at Water Newton near Peterborough was damaged…

We’re increasing the current two lanes of the A1 in each direction to three lanes between Scotswood and North Brunton. Start date March 2020 End date November 2022 Cost £100 million to £120 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 14 November 2022 Minister celebrates successful scheme opening Roads Minister, Richard Holden, visited the region last week and officially marked the successful opening of this improvement scheme. The event including local stakeholders, proje…