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We’re upgrading 11.2 miles of central reservation barrier in Bedfordshire, upgrading it from steel to concrete, to improve the safety and reliability of journeys along this stretch of the M1. We're also installing more CCTV and improving traffic and information signs between the junctions. Start date Winter 2023 End date Spring 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 08 September 2025 We've completed our work We've now completed our work to…

Share this article We're removing the Operation Brock contraflow at the request of the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum Operation Brock is part of a series of measures to make sure traffic flows smoothly when cross-channel services are disrupted. To remove the contraflow, we'll close the the M20 overnight from 8pm Sunday 17 August to 6am Monday 18 August 2025: London bound from junction 9 to 8 coastbound junction 7 to 9 Fully signed diversion routes will be in place during the closure. Ple…

Network Rail is replacing the existing bridge that takes trains over the M62, between junction 19 and 20 near Rochdale. Start date April 2024 End date October 2024 Cost £27 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 25 September 2024 Thank you for your patience We'd like to thank road users and the local community for their understanding following a series of M62 closures.  Over recent months, Network Rail has been working to replace a 42-metre-long railway bridge at Cas…

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. …

National Highways Strategic Road Network England’s strategic road network (SRN) Motorway All purpose Scotland A1 Toll roads A19 A69 A1 Newcastle upon Tyne Carlisle A1 Sunderland M6 A19 A1(M) A66 Middlesbrough A595 A174 A66 A19 A590 A1(M) A64 A585 M6 York Leeds Irish Sea M55 M65 M1 M606 M621 Kingston upon Hull Preston M62 A63 A56 M61 M62 A1 A180 M58 Manchester M1 M18 Grimsby M180 Liverpool A616 M57 A628 A1(M) M62 M60 Sheffield M53 A556 M56 A46 Lincoln A1 A55 M6 A500 M1 Stoke-on-Trent A38 Nottingh…

National Highways Strategic Road Network England’s strategic road network (SRN) Motorway All purpose Scotland A1 Toll roads A19 A69 A1 Newcastle upon Tyne Carlisle A1 Sunderland M6 A19 A1(M) A66 Middlesbrough A595 A174 A66 A19 A590 A1(M) A64 A585 M6 York Leeds Irish Sea M55 M65 M1 M606 M621 Kingston upon Hull Preston M62 A63 A56 M61 M62 A1 A180 M58 Manchester M1 M18 Grimsby M180 Liverpool A616 M57 A628 A1(M) M62 M60 Sheffield M53 A556 M56 A46 Lincoln A1 A55 M6 A500 M1 Stoke-on-Trent A38 Nottingh…

M3 junctions 2 to 4a all lane running One-year post opening project evaluation While Highways England has made every effort to ensure the information in this document is accurate, Highways England does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of that information; and it cannot accept liability for any loss or damages of any kind resulting from reliance on the information or guidance this document contains. Page 2 of 35 Foreword Highways England’s motorways are among the safest in t…

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…

As part of our work on M25 junction 10, we're restoring heathland, replacing lost habitats and improving wetlands. We're also building the UK's first heathland green bridge. In this section Heathland restoration M25 junction 10 is surrounded by ancient heathland. Over the last 200 years, ancient heathland habitats in Surrey have declined by 85%. Around junction 10, a lot of heathland was lost when conifers were planted for timber. The result is dense woodland dominated by Scots pine and Bir…

Proposals to create extra capacity at junction 18 to reduce congestion and support economic growth. Start date TBC End date TBC Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 10 September 2025 M60 Simister Island On 9 September 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport approved our Development Consent Order (DCO) for the M60 junction 18 Simister Island Interchange scheme.  This approval grants us planning permission to move forward with work that will deliver smoother, saf…