GRAHAM begins work on M25 junction 28 upgrade
Civil engineering company GRAHAM has started work on an upgrade of the M25 junction 28 for National Highways. Junction 28 plays a major role in connecting the A12 and the M25, as well as providing access to Brentwood via the A1023. Up to 7,500 vehicles currently travel through the junction roundabout every hour at peak […]
Plans for major revamp of busy M25 junction in Surrey to go on show
National Highways is putting plans to upgrade junction 10 on the M25, one of the busiest in Surrey, on show to the public. It’ll be holding three public information events where people will be able to hear more details about the first phase of the work, which started this month. The events will take place […]
Connect Plus starts next stage in search for contractors for framework agreement that will help upgrade M25
Connect Plus, which undertakes maintenance and upgrade work on the M25 for National Highways, is looking for contractors to join a framework agreement for a range highway improvement works. Connect Plus published the contract notice for the call off framework agreement earlier this month. It is now valued at £167M, a jump from its value of £150M […]
M25 junction 28 improvements development consent decision
The application for the M25 junction 28 improvements has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport. The application is to upgrade junction 28 of the junction between the M25 anti-clockwise and the A12 in Essex, including the provision of a dedicated link for this right-turn movement and minor improvements of the […]
National Highways welcomes go ahead for major M25 junction revamp
The Transport Secretary has approved an upgrade designed to improve journeys for hundreds of thousands of drivers using one of the busiest junctions on the M25. Grant Shapps has given the formal go ahead for improvements to M25 junction 10, the interchange with the A3 at Wisley. The junction is one of the busiest in […]
Connect Plus on the search for contractors to join framework agreement
Connect Plus, which manages and operates the M25 network, is looking for contractors to join a framework agreement for a portfolio of highway improvement works. The £150M framework agreement for improvement works on the M25 will involve civil engineering and technology works, which will be instructed by National Highways. The works will cover structures, geotechnical, […]
Work to improve largest junction on England’s motorway network now complete
Work to improve journey times on England’s largest gyratory roundabout is now complete, National Highways has announced. Junction 23 on the M25 in Hertfordshire is the single biggest gyratory on the whole of the National Highways network. At about 1.2km in circumference, the junction sees some of the highest traffic flows on the M25. The […]
Unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’ will patrol M25
National Highways is working with Police forces across the South East in a fresh bid to improve safety on the M25. Operation Orbital involves Police using National Highway’s unmarked HGV supercabs to patrol the M25 and record drivers of all types of vehicles committing mobile phone, seatbelt, and other safety offences. The operation will also see enforcement […]
Multiple arrests after M25 slip roads shut
A group of environmental campaigners have caused long traffic jams by staging a sit-in on slip roads onto the M25. The co-ordinated action across several roads around the orbital, including near Heathrow and the Dartford Crossing led to 42 arrests. Protest group Insulate Britain tweeted that it was “disrupting the M25” to “demand the government […]
