HS2 cuts traffic delays with innovative M6 bridge slide
Engineers working for the HS2 project claimed a UK-first over the weekend when they successfully slid an enormous 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without closing the motorway – significantly reducing disruption to drivers. The 17 hour-long operation was the culmination of an epic three-stage process to assemble and install the 315-metre East deck of the […]
National Highways issues plea to drivers after M6 road workers put at risk
Drivers are being urged to pay extra attention when travelling through roadworks on the M6 after several vehicles drove into a work site putting workers at risk. National Highways is currently carrying out essential maintenance work on the bridge which connects the M6 junction 4A and the M42. Re-painting and maintenance is essential to prevent […]
Spaghetti Junction workers dig deep to support local communities
Teams carrying out essential maintenance on the iconic Spaghetti Junction have volunteered their time to help a number of community projects. A sensory garden make-over, peace garden renovation and restoration of a market garden were among the projects carried out to support worthy causes close to the Gravelly Hill Junction in Birmingham. National Highways is […]
New life for Wigan gateway following motorway upgrade
Plans to complete the rejuvenation of a prominent part of the Wigan landscape scarred by years of opencast mining have taken a step forward thanks to National Highways’ M6 junction 21a to junction 26 project. Work to complete the Sandyforth Green Gateway, which sits alongside the northbound M6 at Bryn between junction 25 and 26, […]
Birmingham: HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete. To reduce disruption for motorists, the twin 320-metre-long M6 South viaducts are being assembled to one side and will be slid over the […]
Over 800,000 tailgaters caught in camera trials
In excess of 800,000 motorists have been caught in trials of high-tech traffic cameras that detect tailgating. The state-of-the-art cameras were installed along four major motorways as part of a test scheme. National Highways ran the tests between 2017 and 2021 and showed 844,060 offences recorded by the temporary cameras during pilot schemes, says The Sun. […]
Huge changes planned for Simister Island interchange
A decision on a huge motorway upgrade which would transform the network around the notoriously congested Simister Island will be made within weeks. The project, affecting the M60, M62 and M66 routes, would see a ‘northern loop’ built to create a new free flowing traffic section without the need for thousands of vehicles a day to use the […]
Midlands leaders call for major road scheme green light
Midlands Connect and five Midlands Council leaders are urging the kick-start of a key transport scheme linking the M54 and M6 motorways. Plans involve the construction of a new road connecting Junction 1 of the M54 to Junction 11 of the M6 and in a letter addressed to the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt […]
M54/M6 link could get “19,000 cars a day off other local roads”
Analysis from Midlands Connect shows delivering a new connection between the M54 and the M6 northbound would get cars off local roads. The A460 carries approximately 23,000 vehicles each day; 28% of which are freight vehicles. If the proposed link road is opened, which Midlands Connect supports, this could reduce to approximately 4,000 vehicles each […]
National Highways: M6 Lancashire and Cumbria border improvements to reduce flood risk
A £4 million National Highways project to reduce the risk of flooding along the M6 north of Lancaster will start on Monday providing safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for drivers. National Highways is delivering a raft of drainage improvements and repairs between junction 34 at Lancaster and junction 36 south of Kendal. The four-month […]