Reminder: M48 weight restrictions start next week
National Highways is reminding hauliers and other users that a weight limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) using the M48 Severn Crossing will be introduced next week. Following safety inspections and to minimise further damage to the bridge, only heavy goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes in weight will be able to use the Severn […]
Two weekend closures avoided as M54 repairs completed
National Highways has successfully completed essential concrete repairs on a stretch of the M54 north east of Wolverhampton – and avoided the need for two full weekend closures. Eight full weekend closures were initially planned, including over the Easter bank holiday weekend, to carry out the vital works between junctions 2 (Coven Heath) and 4 […]
National Highways unveils £3.7m M60 Irwell Valley safety drive
A £3.7m National Highways scheme to improve safety for motorists and reduce future disruption along part of the M60 at Irwell Valley starts this month. The work involves replacing the central reservation steel fence with a concrete safety barrier. The new barrier will improve safety for drivers by reducing the risk of vehicle crossover, and […]
Northants: Action taken against HGVs driving through Thrapston
HGV drivers ignoring weight restrictions and diverting through Thrapston have received warning letters to opt for alternative routes or face a fine. The clampdown on HGV drivers is just one of the actions in a wide range of initiatives under way to try to resolve the current situation which can see hundreds of HGVs going through the […]
National Highways to brief councillors on Severn Bridge closure
A briefing is being held for councillors on the closure of the first Severn Bridge to heavy goods vehicles later this week. The M48 Severn Bridge, from Chepstow to Aust, is to have a weight limit imposed from Tuesday 27 May, meaning heavy goods vehicles over 7.5-tonnes will have to use the second Severn crossing, the M4 […]
National Highways reveals solution to prevent further A40 rockfalls
Details have been revealed of work to prevent future rockfalls onto the A40 near the England-Wales border. National Highways is to install steel mesh and bolts across the slope on Leys Bend on the stretch crossing from Herefordshire into Monmouthshire. Part of the road, blocked due to rockfall last year, will be reopened once the […]
Improvement works on the M27 step up a gear at the halfway mark
Important work by National Highways to improve journeys for motorists using the M27 is moving to the next stage. With a new road surface, better drainage and improved safety barriers now installed on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 5 and 7, drivers are advised that the roadworks will be changing to the westbound carriageway. Richard Scrase, […]
National Highways renews £8m asset management contract with Brightly Software
National Highways has renewed its asset management contract with Brightly Software, part of Siemens, for its Confirm enterprise asset management system. The contract, valued at just over £8m, has an optional one-year extension to June 2029. National Highways uses Confirm for asset and workflow management in a tailored implementation to integrate with multiple asset management […]
Severn Bridge closure ‘devastating’ for hauliers
The haulage industry says that a decision to ban heavy goods vehicles from the M48 Severn Bridge could be “devastating” for their businesses. The ban will come into force for at least 18 months from 27 May after National Highways discovered the cables supporting the structure are deteriorating. A director of an Avonmouth-based haulage company warned the […]
Skanska commences procurement process for Lower Thames Crossing project
Skanska is procuring for a range of subcontractors under its contract for the Kent Roads section of the Lower Thames Crossing. The Kent Roads contract is one of the three main works packages on the £9bn major road project, which will see a new 4.2km tunnel under the Thames and roughly 20km of new supporting […]