M6 Warrington to Wigan upgrade fully open with move to 70 mph
The upgrade of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan has been completed with the return to a 70 mph speed limit. At 7am National Highways lifted the 50mph maximum speed limit in place since the middle of October – when an extra lane in each carriageway was opened to drivers for the first time. Operation […]
Iconic M6 Lune Gorge bridges set for major facelift
One of the most iconic sections of motorway in the country is set to get a significant once-in-a lifetime facelift. National Highways is planning to replace eight bridge deck structures along the spectacular six-mile section of the M6 through Lune Gorge in Cumbria, between junction 37 and junction 38 of the motorway at Tebay. Seven […]
Ten miles of new lanes open for traffic on M6
Infrastructure solutons company Costain has reached what it’s calling a significant milestone with new lanes on the M6 between junctions 21a and 26 opening for traffic this week. National Highways is opening an extra lane for drivers on both the northbound and southbound carriageways along all ten miles of the M6 between junction 21a and […]
Future back on an even Keele for 50-year-old road sign rescued from scrap heap
When a tired old road sign disappeared from the spot where it had sat for almost 50 years on the M6 it sparked a social media buzz. Despite the many thousands of signs that National Highways has on its road network, the information sign for Keele Services in north Staffordshire was unusual in that it […]
Horror movie: National Highways reveals footage from week of action on dangerous driving
Shocking footage has been released after a multi-agency week of action designed to tackle dangerous driving. Travelling along the M40 in the morning traffic, the motorist in the image above is so focused on applying her make-up that she doesn’t notice the police officers driving alongside her. Even when the officers in National Highways’ unmarked HGV […]
Planning permission granted for A66 Northern Trans-Pennine route upgrade
The Secretary of State for Transport has given the green light to National Highways’ £1.3bn scheme to upgrade a 29km stretch of the A66 between Cumbria and Yorkshire. The major project proposes to upgrade seven sections of single carriageway to dual carriageway along the A66 between the M6 Junction 40 at Penrith and the A1 […]
M6 Junction 10 improvements draw to a close with road closures required
Sections of slip roads around junction 10 of the M6 in the West Midlands will be closed from today (Tuesday 11 April) as improvement works are completed. This includes the full closure of the dedicated left turn from A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound into Tempus Drive to allow Openreach to carry out some essential work until […]
M6 upgrade barrier nearing completion
National Highways says a major phase of the £200 million project to upgrade the M6 between Warrington and Wigan is about to be completed. Final work to install a concrete central reservation safety barrier between junction 21a and junction 23 will be marked with a change of traffic management – allowing work to convert the […]
National Highways’ motorway bridge ‘disappears’ in new footage
After carrying traffic over the M6 for some 50 years, the old bridge which spanned the motorway at junction 10 disappeared in under 48 hours, according to National Highways. Work finished in the early hours of yesterday morning – more than four hours ahead of schedule – to remove the bridge which is being replaced […]
M6 junction 10 improvements near completion as bridges due to be demolished
The M6 junction 10 interchange improvement is nearing completion as National Highways moves to demolish two bridges that carry the junction roundabout. The new upgrade will see the two-lane bridges replaced by new four-lane bridges, increasing capacity and reducing congestion at the busy Walsall junction. Contractor John Sisk & Son has been hard at work […]