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Back Published 25 September 2024 Press Release National Highways is warning road users that the M4 north of Bristol will be closed for a full weekend in October as part of the work on the A432 Badminton Road Bridge. The M4 will be closed in both directions between junctions 18 and 19 from 7pm Friday 18 October to 6am Monday 21 October while a trench is dug under the motorway. This will allow utilities to be diverted that are currently within the bridge before the structure is demolished nex…

Back Published 30 September 2024 Press Release A National Highways project team recently welcomed a group of military students to a tour of one of our major schemes as part of an initiative to share experience. The engineers of the future were given a tour of the new loop road, slip road and major structures and our Highways specialists explained the challenges of keeping traffic flowing whilst upgrading infrastructure on a busy junction.   Caption: The group of military students visiting…

Back Published 07 November 2024 Press Release A major project to improve the busiest junction of the M25 has taken huge strides forward, with two new bridges put into place. The completion of the structures, along with new access arrangements for the A3, represents a significant milestone in the work to upgrade junction 10 of the motorway.  The Clearmount bridge – a bridleway offering safe passage for pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders over the motorway – was jacked into place last wee…

Back Published 04 November 2024 Press Release Final demolition works to replace a motorway bridge take place this weekend as part of a £23 million National Highways project. The last phase involves removing part of the top sections of the supporting structures at either side of St Anne’s Road bridge in Denton, Greater Manchester, which crosses the M67. The work follows last month’s successful demolition of the main bridge deck, on which vehicles run. The next step will see upper sections …

Back Published 29 January 2024 Press Release National Highways has joined forces with its Wiltshire partners to help improve safety along the A303 at Chicklade. Working with both Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council, the company has identified safety issues with residents’ access onto the single carriageway section of the A303, and has now reduced the speed limit from 50mph to 40mph as part of an ongoing trial. As part of the road safety study, National Highways has introduced a permanen…

Back Published 06 March 2023 Press Release National Highways is to introduce a new, lower speed limit to improve safety on the A46 near Evesham, Worcestershire.  The limit will be temporarily reduced from 60mph to 40mph over a 1.5km stretch of road at Hinton Cross following a number of collisions, with a view to making the lower speed limit permanent.  National Highways Route Manager Fiona McKenzie said:   “After listening to the concerns of police, parish councils and local MP Harriett B…

Back Published 22 February 2022 Press Release Motorists are being warned of the dangers of aquaplaning and other hazards this autumn and winter if they drive amid heavy rainfall. National Highways has produced online guidance on its website to handling different weather conditions when weather gets colder in an effort to keep road users as safe as possible on its motorways and A-roads. While rain is frequent throughout the year, it is particularly common over the autumn and winter months, …

Published 18 Aug 2025 The system is aimed at cutting the time it takes to meet planning permission requirements and approvals for environmental plans In this section Share this article The Lower Thames Crossing is the first major building project where a new scheme to cut environmental red tape will be put to the test, ministers have announced. Other projects could also be made “faster” by a drive to scrap and streamline environmental rules, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said. The proj…

Back Published 02 September 2024 Press Release As the school summer holidays come to an end, motorists in West Yorkshire are reminded to allow plenty of extra time as the upgrade of a safety barrier on the M1 moves ahead. As the school summer holidays come to an end, motorists in West Yorkshire are reminded to allow plenty of extra time as the upgrade of a safety barrier on the M1 moves ahead. With the start of the new term, increased delays are expected on the M1 between junctions 43 (Bel…

Back Published 05 September 2024 Press Release Improvements to a key route in Tyne and Wear are ahead as a programme of resurfacing gets under way from Monday (9 September). Improvements to a key route in Tyne and Wear are ahead as a programme of resurfacing gets under way from Monday (9 September). The work, which will also include drainage improvements, will be carried out on the A19 northbound between the A1018 (Ryhope Spur) and the Hangman’s Lane overbridge. To allow this to be carrie…