Revealed: National Highways’ top contractors
Private finance initiative (PFI) company Connect Plus, the firm that maintains and upgrades the M25, was the largest single supplier to National Highways in 2024-25. Connect Plus, owned by a consortium of investors including Balfour Beatty, received £487m during the period, according to a Freedom of Information query on the amount of money spent by […]
Inquest rules Hampshire man died after losing control of car on flooded road
A coroner has warned National Highways and Hampshire County Council about providing “more regular maintenance” for a flood-prone A road after a man died in a crash. James Scott, 25, lost control of his car after driving through an area of standing water on the A33 southbound near Kings Worthy, on the evening of July 5 last year. […]
Bedfordshire roads to close to allow pump relocation after severe flooding
Work to move a pumping station that flooded, causing a major road to become completely submerged, is entering its final phase. A section of the A421 in Bedfordshire was closed for nearly three weeks after torrential rain in September. A number of road closures will be in place during the summer as engineers move the pump […]
M42 project team keeping journeys smooth for local wildlife
Wildlife as well as drivers will be enjoying smooth journeys following the opening of the A4545 dual carriageway, thanks to a series of environmental initiatives. The new A road is part of the M42 junction 6 improvement scheme and details of the work, including several innovations to ensure that impact on local wildlife and habitat […]
National Highways’ Dean Sporn to join Skanska as Operations Director of its infrastructure business
Skanska have appointed Dean Sporn as Operations Director of its infrastructure business. For the past eight years, Dean has worked in the Major Projects directorate at National Highways as Director of Enhancements. During his tenure, he has been responsible for multiple schemes including A417 Missing Link, M25 J10 and A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross. Prior […]
The true scale of littering on England’s major roads
Almost 8,000 bags of litter were collected by National Highways as part of a nationwide effort to clean up the country’s motorways and major A-roads. That equates to approximately 65 tonnes of rubbish dumped on the side of England’s major roads, 30% more han the same period last year. National Highways’ teams collected the litter as […]
Orwell Bridge work nearing completion, says National Highways
Work to replace two worn joints on the Orwell Bridge in Suffolk is on track and moving towards completion, says National Highways. From The process of removing the contraflow on Saturday 19 July with the goal of getting the road fully open by the end of next week. Martin Fellows, National Highways Director of the […]
ORR: National Highways must lock in the good progress of the last decade to deliver next Road Period
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says that National Highways has delivered significant improvements for road users in the second road period (RP2 2020-2025), but the agency must ‘learn lessons from missed commitments’ in order to deliver better performance in the next Road Period. According to ORR’s assessment of National Highways’ performance and delivery, […]
National Highways nears completion of M25 J28 improvements
National Highways has said that its M25 junction 28 scheme in Essex is nearing completion, with finishing touches being applied before the end of the summer. Before then agency is ‘tie-ing in’ the dedicated loop road between the M25 anticlockwise and the A12 eastbound with the mainline M25. To do this while still avoiding full […]
National Highways scheme to tackle flooding on M50
National Highways is tackling flooding issues along the M50 in Worcestershire with a major maintenance scheme that will run the length of the motorway. The drainage system on both sides of the carriageway between M50 junction 4 and M5 junction 8 will be targeted in the scheme. The work will include cleaning, repairs and removing […]