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Back Published 26 October 2022 Press Release A National Highways funded scheme to help fish navigate the River Ashburn in Devon has gone swimmingly well – and completed in time for the autumn migration season. The construction of a new fish pass will help to support the eco system on the River …

Back Published 04 March 2025 Press Release A team working for the Historical Railway Estate (HRE) visited St Augustine’s CE Primary School recently to tell pupils about a scheme being undertaken on a nearby Victorian railway tunnel with a tragic history. A team working for the Historical Railwa…

Have a safe TRIP this summer Campaign partner resources Summer TRIP campaign summary National Highways is responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving over 4,500 miles of England’s motorways and major A-roads. We connect towns, cities, ports, and airports, and get people to where they ne…

Back Published 18 September 2024 Press Release When a tired old road sign disappeared from the spot where it had sat for almost 50 years on the M6 it sparked a social media buzz. Despite the many thousands of signs that National Highways has on its road network, the information sign for Keele S…

Back Published 26 September 2024 News Press Release The northbound carriageway of the A34 near Oxford will be closed this weekend for continuing resurfacing work to be carried out. The northbound carriageway of the A34 near Oxford will be closed this weekend for continuing resurfacing work to …

Back Published 19 December 2024 Press Release The Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be lifted this weekend, meaning sections of the M20 will be closed overnight on Sunday into Monday to facilitate the removal of the contraflow. Confirmation of the decision was reached to…

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.  …

Back Published 06 January 2025 Press Release News The television series focuses on archaeological finds over the last year and begins its twelfth series tomorrow with a look at a Roman stone coffin. Due to be broadcast at 8pm on BBC2, and presented by Professor Alice Roberts, the series opener…

Back Published 27 October 2023 Press Release As National Highways enters the next phase of construction on one of Gloucestershire’s busiest links – the Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper was welcomed onto site on Friday (27 Oct) for a tour of the scheme and to celebrate progress so far…

Back Published 31 July 2024 Press Release Drivers using the M6 through Lancashire and Cumbria this weekend are being advised to look out for a wide load movement on Saturday (3 August). The movement involves a huge electricity transformer being carried from the port at Heysham in Lancashire to …