‘Uproar’ over bridge that has been closed to traffic for seven years
A bridge owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Wales has been closed to traffic for seven years due to safety worries and there is no sign of it reopening any time soon. Inglis Bridge in Monmouth connects the Osbaston estate to the west of Monmouth and in recent years has only been open […]
Essential surfacing repair works announced for A55 in Wales
Work to carry out essential carriageway repairs to a section of the A55 eastbound carriageway between J14 Madryn Interchange and J15 Llanfairfechan in north Wales will commence on Friday for three nights. Traffic Wales say that the work will be carried out overnight between the hours of 20:00 – 06:00 under a full eastbound carriageway […]
M8 in Glasgow to close for 18 days for repair works
A section of the M8 in Glasgow is set to close for more than two weeks for repair work, with drivers having been warned that diversions will be in place. Work to replace a parapet at Junction 18, Charing Cross, will be carried out by Amey from March 23 until April 10. The M8 eastbound Junction 18 off-slip […]
Drivers warned ahead of weekend M25 closures
Drivers have been warned of disruption as a section of the M25 is planned to close until Monday. The closure of the motorway’s junction 10, near Wisley, and junction 11, near Woking, in both directions, is part of £317m improvement works to add extra lanes. Disruption will last from Friday 21:00 GMT to 06:00 on […]
RAC responds to M25 closures
Ahead of National Highways closing the M25 twice in March – starting this weekend – RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “Without careful planning, drivers could face some really lengthy tailbacks during the eight days of M25 closures that start this weekend. We expect diversion routes, especially along the A3, to become heavily congested. “Anyone with a […]
Essential M23 Gatwick resurfacing continues
Essential overnight resurfacing is continuing at the M23 junction 9 roundabout and Airport Way, near Gatwick Airport, Horley. For safety, there will be overnight closures of the M23 junction 9 roundabout, including the slip roads, and Airport Way. To limit disruption as much as possible, the work is being done overnight, Monday to Friday nights […]
Drivers advised to plan journeys ahead of M4 closures
Drivers are being urged to plan their journeys and allow extra time to travel as capacity is set to be reduced on a section of the M4 in Berkshire and Wiltshire until early March. National Highways is carrying out essential resurfacing of the eastbound carriageway between junctions 14 and 15, near Membury services. To allow […]
Final A1 Black Cat to Biggleswade works to commence
National Highways has completed a number of upgrades to the A1 between the Black Cat roundabout (where the A1 meets the A421 just south of St Neots) and Biggleswade in Bedfordshire over the last few years. In September 2024, the final maintenance work to signs and the resurfacing will commence. The agency says that it […]
First of M25 J28 weekend closures start tomorrow
National Highways is moving towards the next phase of its M25 improvement work, building the new gantry base at Junction 28. To do this safely, the agency will close Junction 28’s clockwise exit slip road for seven weekends to cause the least amount of disruptive for road users. Other options, such as putting continuous traffic […]
M62 set for two weekend closures in September
National Highways have issued a reminder that a key section of the M62 – the country’s main trans-Pennine route – will be closed for two full weekends next month. Network Rail is replacing a railway bridge over the M62 between junction 19 at Heywood and junction 20 at Rochdale. Castleton bridge, which is almost 60 […]