National Highways wants the government’s next road strategy for England to focus on maintaining the existing network while building some large, deferred schemes.
Since 2015, the government and National Highways have set out their investment plans through five year Road Investment Strategies (RISs). They have been an opportunity to announce…
National Highways has seen increases in both corporate emissions and emissions from construction and maintenance in the last year, despite claims of “huge strides” towards net zero.
National Highways has committed to achieving net zero corporate emissions by 2030, net zero maintenance and construction emissions by 2040 and net zero road…
A major motorway bridge in Kent remains partially closed a week after emergency works were ordered — as parts are required from abroad.
Two lanes of the M2 crossing of the River Medway in Kent are expected to stay shut to traffic until at least the weekend. National Highways said a…
Morgan Sindall, working on behalf of National Highways, has completed the ambitious £65M concrete reconstruction scheme on an 8km stretch of the A11 in Norfolk.
The section of the dual carriageway between Spooner Row and Tuttles Interchange carries 45,000 vehicles daily and was visibly in disrepair before works commenced. The upgrade…
Images from National Highways’ ongoing removal of the concrete infill beneath the 19th century Great Musgrave bridge show that damage has been done to the underside of the historic structure.
The masonry arch bridge in Cumbria carries the B6259 over the former Eden Valley Railway. Infilling of the 161-year-old bridge was…
The Eastville Viaduct in Bristol needs “extensive repairs” and additional works to ensure its longevity that could see costs balloon to over £200M - almost tenfold the original estimate of £22.6M.
The 1.1km concrete road bridge, which dates to the 1970s, carries traffic over Junction 2 of the M32 and connects…
The deadline on whether to grant a development consent order (DCO) for the A1 Northumberland upgrade has been delayed a fourth time to 5 June 2024, two years and eight months after the government received the planning authority’s report.
National Highways’ DCO for the A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling scheme in…
A major Cornwall route will close for a full weekend later this month as National Highways creates a wildlife-friendly bridge over the road.
The new “green bridge” is being constructed over the Marazanvose section of the new A30 dual carriageway in Cornwall. It will feature plants and hedges designed to help…
Campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has launched a legal challenge against the government’s approval of the £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel road scheme.
Transport secretary Mark Harper granted the development consent order (DCO) for National Highways’ A303 Stonehenge tunnel (Amesbury to Berwick Down) scheme in July. The scheme will…
Graham has completed a major beam lift for the new £100M M2 junction 5 Stockbury Flyover improvements scheme.
The lift was completed at the end of last week when a 450t “mega crane” was used to lift two 56t edge beams and 16 internal beams each weighing 20t into place. Large…
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