M25 Junction 10 improvement project takes huge strides forward
A major project to improve the busiest junction of the M25 has taken huge strides forward, with two new bridges put into place. The completion of the structures, along with new access arrangements for the A3, represents a significant milestone in the work to upgrade junction 10 of the motorway. The Clearmount bridge – a […]
National Highways’ SMP Alliance achieves ISO 18404 Lean certification from BSI
Collaboration by an integrated enterprise of seven member organisations and hundreds of suppliers in the highways space has resulted in certification to the exacting ISO 18404 Lean standard, something that is actively contributing to safer, more efficient and productive infrastructure delivery. SMP Alliance was established by National Highways ways to deliver motorway upgrades and safety […]
National Highways completes A303 Somerset upgrade
National Highways’ A303 Sparkford to Ilchester upgrade in Somerset has opened to traffic today, seeing a 3.5-mile section of single carriageway improved to a dual carriageway. The company says this will promote economic growth, improve journey times, and increase safety by unlocking a major bottleneck in the county because the new section will significantly reduce […]
A1 faces “weeks long” lane closure after crash
A fatal lorry crash on the A1 will mean a lane closure on the southbound carriageway for several weeks, National Highways says. The crash on Friday involved an HGV leaving the carriageway, killing the driver, in his 40s. It happened on between the A47 at Wansford and Chesterton at the A605 near Peterborough. National Highways […]
MP promises to fight Great Yarmouth roundabout decision
The MP for Great Yarmouth says he will fight plans to scrap the £50m Vauxhall roundabout upgrade in the town after the Chancellor said the scheme did not provide “clear value for money”. The BBC quotes Reform’s Rupert Lowe as telling the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “The new Vauxhall roundabout scheme has been axed by […]
National Highways looks for Scheme Delivery Framework engagement
National Highways has announced it is looking to its next iteration of the Scheme Delivery Framework, which is one of its mechanisms for delivering maintenance, repair and renewal work on England’s motorways and major A-roads. It’s therefore inviting suppliers to engage on its development, and the overall strategy. Participation in forthcoming events is limited, and […]
Acle Straight speed limit cut set for early next year
It’s reported a lower 50 mph limit could be introduced on A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk in January. The Eastern Daily Press says National Highways has been writing to organisations, businesses and individuals in the area consulting on the changes, which it wants due to the number of collisions on the road. It’s understood average […]
Planning review aims to speed up infrastructure building
A report has been published which suggests ways for new roads to delivered more quickly and easily. The Review of Legal Challenges to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, by leading planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC, aims to reduce delays to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects “and get Britain building”, with ten recommendations set out for government […]
A66 campaigners lose legal challenge
A campaign group has failed in an attempt to bring a High Court legal challenge over the government’s approval of a plan to dual the A66. The BBC reports that the Transport Action Network asked the court for approval to challenge the then-transport secretary’s decision from March to allow the dualling of an 18-mile (29km) […]
A421 in Bedfordshire to close for two weekends as National Highways lifts bridge beams into place
National Highways will close the A421 in Bedfordshire over the first two weekends of November to install six massive steel beams for the new Roxton Road bridge, marking a major milestone on the £1 billion A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements. This scheme is designed to transform journeys between Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge, […]