Somerset braced for three years of M5 roadworks
Motorists travelling on the M5 in Somerset are being warned to expect long-term disruption as bridge repair work gets underway from next month. The closures and restrictions, says the Somerset County Gazette, will affect the motorway between junction 19 near Portbury and junction 22, the exit for Burnham on Sea. Work will commence on or […]
Bexhill road closed after ‘extensive’ underground void discovered
A road in Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex has been closed for emergency repairs due to the discovery of a void at the site of a sinkhole. East Sussex Highways confirmed that Cooden Sea Road in Little Common is closed due to a ‘safety precaution’. A section of the road was shut after a sinkhole appeared […]
Start date announced for South Derbyshire A38 bridge works
Maintenance work on a bridge over the A38 in South Derbyshire is set to begin next month, with a number of traffic restrictions set to last for over a year. National Highways said it plans to carry out work on the A5132 Carriers Road over the A38 in Willington, which includes concrete repairs, re-waterproofing, replacement […]
National Highways reviewing A40 Over bridge traffic concerns
National Highways has said it is constantly looking for ways to ease traffic on the A40 as repair work continues on the bridge at Over. South West Engineering Lead for National Highways Terry Robinson told the BBC that the team was keeping the situation “under constant review”. The major route between Gloucester and the Forest […]
Monmouthshire: Pothole complaints up by more than 550% in nine years
The number of potholes reported to Monmouthshire Council increased by more than 550 per cent in nine years, as repairs reduced and spending increased. The reports have risen from 669 in 2017 to 4,360 so far in 2026. The Abergavenny Chronicle reports that in the first three months of this financial year there were already […]
UPDATE: TomTom executive extols virtues of traffic data in ULEZ health debate
Following on from yesterday’s story in Highways News about the positive effects on children’s health that London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone was proved to he having, Douglas Gilmour, Global Traffic Lead at TomTom, has reiterated the importance of considering the wider next step – using traffic intelligence to help cities identify where people, and in particular children, […]
Is Burnham visit grounds for A1 dualling optimism?
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s comments on the A1 have sparked a wave of optimism that the case for dualling a stretch of the road, scrapped two yeas ago, could be reconsidered. Speaking on a visit to Newcastle on Wednesday 19 August, Burnham said that he government would look to see if there was an “alternative […]
Final major construction phrase on A23 Streatham Hill to begin on 1 September
Work on the next phase of improvements on the A23 Streatham Hill will begin in September, with temporary traffic restrictions in place while the final major elements of the scheme are completed. The A23 through Streatham has a poor safety record, with a number of collisions resulting in serious injuries and even deaths. These improvements will […]
Ghost in the machine: Expert offers fraudulent MOT advice
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that it is rolling out a new initiative to tackle ‘ghost MOTs’, a fraudulent service where vehicles are issued MOT certificates without the car ever being physically inspected or brought into the garage. Garages across the country will soon be required to take photos of every […]
Research suggests road risks spike for August Bank Holiday
The forthcoming August Bank Holiday Monday is likely to mean a period of heightened risk on UK roadways, according to new data from road safety experts at Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT). Last year, 17.6 million drivers across England and Wales took to the roads over the Bank Holiday weekend. And according to the Department for Transport’s STATS19 collision database, […]