Nottinghamshire: New £100m A1 to A46 link road opens ahead of schedule
The new 3-mile (4.8km) Newark Southern Link Road, connecting the A1 to the A46 in Nottinghamshire, has been completed almost four months early after nearly three years of construction. The road, known as Middlebeck Way, has been designed to alleviate congestion, improve journey times and strengthen Newark’s connectivity while opening up land for the planned […]
National Highways to spend £6m on ‘safer and better’ A46
National Highways is spending £6m on a package of improvements on the A46 north of Bath. Along with a new road surface, better signage will be installed and drainage upgraded to prevent flooding, new, upgraded chevron signs will also be installed over the next few months at Hartley Bends aiming to improve road safety on the […]
March start date for £200m Lincolnshire bypass
The construction of a £200m bypass looks set to begin in March. Lincolnshire County Council said it had asked the government to approve the final details of the North Hykeham relief road, which will allow it to get spades in the ground, according to the BBC. The new road will link the A46 Pennells roundabout […]
A46 Newark Bypass project gets go-ahead
A major plan by National Highways to relieve congestion and improve safety along the A46 in Newark has today been given the go-ahead.ransport Minister Lord Hendy, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, has approved a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the multi-million-pound project, which means the formal green light has been […]
Funding secured for A46 Newark Bypass
Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire has announced that it has received formal notification from National Highways that funding for the A46 Newark Bypass has been secured, subject to planning approval. Councillor Paul Peacock said: “It’s incredibly encouraging to receive this letter confirming the Government’s backing for the A46 Newark Bypass. This is a […]
National Highways unveils measures to improve A46 safety near Bath
National Highways is joining forces with its police partners to help improve safety by introducing new speed restrictions along the A46 near Bath. Working with Avon and Somerset Police, South Gloucestershire Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council, the company has identified safety issues on the A46 between Bath and M4 junction 18. Collision […]
Leicestershire: Changes to A46 closures
National Highways are warning drivers of changes to closures on the A46 Leicestershire between Six Hills and Widmerpool due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Work planned for this week will now take place from 1 July, with the northbound carriageway closed between 20:00 BST and 06:00 until 5 July, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). According […]
A46 Newark Bypass plans accepted for examination
The Planning Inspectorate confirmed it has accepted National Highways’ application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for detailed examination. Following months of work finalising plans for the improvements to the A46 Newark Bypass we submitted our DCO to the Planning Inspectorate on 26 April 2024. The DCO is a collection of assessments, data, plans and […]
A46: People have their say on plans to tackle congestion at West Midlands junction
Plans for a multi-million-pound scheme to tackle congestion at a bottleneck junction on the A46 in the West Midlands have received widespread backing after a series of consultation events. Analysis of the consultation results showed that 66% of respondents felt the upgrade of the A46 Walsgrave junction, east of Coventry, was needed with 43% saying […]
Contraflow installed on A46 scheme
The National Highways project to extend the life of the concrete carriageway on the A46 in the East Midlands is moving onto its next stage. The carriageways between Six Hills and Dalby, have already been completed by working overnight and the third started on the southbound carriageway between Dalby and Willoughby in the first week […]