National Highways is set to upgrade 11 more sections of smart motorway with extra places to stop in an emergency.
Earlier this year, the government cancelled plans for any new smart motorways, due to cost pressures and the lack of driver confidence. A further 11 locations have now been announced for…
Skanska began work on the £1bn scheme to build a 16km dual carriageway linking the A1 Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire to the A428 Caxton Gibbet roundabout in Cambridgeshire yesterday, 12 December.
The National Highways scheme is being built to help reduce congestion and improve journey times between Milton Keynes and…
National Highways has been given a spring deadline to restore a historic railway bridge in Norfolk which the body infilled with 1,000t of stone and concrete.
In October, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council has unanimously ordered National Highways to restore the Congham Road bridge after it failed to remove…
Campaigners opposing National Highways’ £1.7bn A303 tunnel underneath Stonehenge World Heritage Site are heading to High Court today, 12 December, for a three-day hearing.
The Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) campaign group and the Stonehenge Alliance are seeking a judicial review of the government’s decision to grant a development consent…
National Highways has revealed that it no longer plans to submit a development consent order (DCO) application for the A358 Taunton to Southfields scheme this year.
The project is expected to cost between £250M and £500M. It would see the A358 upgraded to a dual carriageway for a 14km stretch between…
National Highways has awarded the £1.34bn Tunnels and Approaches contract for its Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme to a joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics and J Murphy & Sons (BMJV).
BMJV was selected ahead of the other shortlisted contractors BFV JV (Bam, Ferrovial, Vinci) and DHJV (Dragados, Hochtief). At the…
Three firms have been picked by National Highways to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into trials of how to mitigate the disruption caused by roadworks.
The firms are set to work with Tier One contractors Balfour Beatty, Costain and Kier to implement the new technologies. Projects by Alchera Technologies, Robok and Wordnerds…
National Highways has reported that its A595 improvements is moving into its final phase, but the project's budget has increased from £16M to £21.4M.
The second phase of the road improvement scheme began in May and included a new merge lane on the southbound exit of Howgate roundabout and full carriageway…
Midlands Connect has released a report underlining the need for proposed upgrades to the A46 Newark bypass, urging the government to commit to the project.
The scheme, costed between £400M and £500M, has been dubbed “imperative” by Midlands Connect chairman Sir John Peace. According to the report, the existing bypass is…
England’s roads agency National Highways is planning to retender its technical consultancy framework, which covers geotechnical engineering services, within the next year.
Noted by NCE sister title Ground Engineering, in a recent prior information notice, National Highways confirmed that it will replace its current specialist professional and technical services framework 2…
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