Wildlife already using new A3 green bridge
National Highways has released footage of deer using the new heathland green bridge over the A3 in Surrey. “Proof it works: deer captured on camera: wildlife safely crossing the UK’s first heathland green bridge on the A3. After decades of separation, animals are once again moving freely between habitats, exactly as nature intended,” the agency […]
South Gloucestershire: Multi-million pound M4 bridge opens
The new A432 Badminton Road bridge, which crosses the M4 and links Bristol with Yate, was opened on Friday afternoon, with motorised vehicles able to use it from Saturday morning. In 2023, a planned inspection revealed severe defects in the old bridge, which was built in 1966 and was used by around 16,000 vehicles every day. […]
Frustration grows as M49 ‘ghost junction’ needs repairing before finally opening
A motorway junction near Bristol that has not been used since it was built six years ago now needs repairs, prompting a local MP to call the situation “farcical”. At a cost of £40m and built by National Highways in 2020, the roundabout junction above the M49, which would link an industrial estate to the […]
HS2 installing beams on M42 ‘twin box’ structure
HS2 engineers are set to start the installation process of the roof beams on a new box structure that will span both carriageways of the M42 near Solihull. Once complete, vehicles will drive through the 300-metre-long ‘twin box’, while trains travel above. The installation follows the successful completion of two supporting walls – constructed on […]
Motorway designers urged to ‘up their game’ after spike in wrong-way driving
Motorway designers are being urged to “up their game” after an investigation found reported incidents of wrong-way driving on the UK’s roads have increased by 30% in four years. The RAC Foundation issued the plea after National Highways figures obtained by the Press Association showed 947 incidents involving “oncoming vehicles” were reported on England’s motorways […]
Meetings planned over multi-million-pound upgrade to major Midlands junction
Residents and road users are being invited to meet the team behind the A46 Walsgrave junction upgrade. The major scheme is designed to reduce congestion and boost the economy in the Midlands. The multi-million pound project, which received government approval in February, will transform the existing three-arm priority roundabout at Walsgrave into a free-flowing junction, […]
National Highways cutting carbon footprint with South West resurfacing scheme
National Highways will be trialling new low carbon initiatives as part of a resurfacing scheme across the M5 Huntworth Viaduct near Bridgwater in Somerset. The resurfacing work follows similar schemes between junctions 28 and 30 and the M4 in Wiltshire last autumn and winter, and will see low carbon materials and techniques employed by contractors […]
National Highways to showcase innovation, resilience and skills development at LCRIG’s Innovation & Learning Festival
National Highways will have a key presence at the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival 2026, taking place at NAEC Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on 24–25 June. Bringing expertise, innovation and thought leadership to this must-attend event for highways and road infrastructure technology professionals, National Highways will be engaging with attendees throughout the two-day festival. Attendees will be […]
Not joined-up thinking: The mystery of the M49’s ghost junction is about to be solved
A £50m motorway junction that was built in 2019 will finally open later this year. The 160-mere link road off the M49 between Avonmouth and Severn Beach has been empty and unused ever since – a ghost junction leading nowhere. It’s possibly the smoothest patch of road in Britain, with not a pothole in sight. […]
Simister Island upgrade gets underway, with ‘years of roadworks’ warning
Work to upgrade one of the busiest junctions in the north west of England at Simister Island north of Manchester has started. Five lanes of traffic and a new link road will be created at Junction 18 of the M60 in a bid to ease congestion, following official confirmation by the Department for Transport (DfT) […]