Essex Police investigating video of woman moving cones on A12
Essex Police have announced they are investigating a driver who was witnessed illegally moving cones from a sectioned off area of the A12 near Colchester. In a statement, the force says it believes the incident occurred on the northbound carriageway close to the Marks Tey junction on Tuesday 18 April at around 1.30pm. Highways News […]
Motorway control expert fears safety technology “tarred with smart motorway brush”
Leading Intelligent Transport Systems consultant George Brown has reacted to the government’s ending of all new smart motorway projects by criticising the decision to push ahead with all-lane running smart motorways which he fears could ultimately mean key safety benefits are not realised. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, decided to scrap all future schemes because, […]
National Highways begins work on A14 in Suffolk
National Highways is to begin work on the surface of the A14 in Suffolk between Haughley and Tothill. The £37m scheme is to be completed in stages. The old concrete road surface and some of its foundations will be completely removed before the road is rebuilt with recycled material and a new asphalt top. As […]
RAC wants smart motorway ban to go further
Following the Prime Minister’s decision to halt all future smart motorway programmes over a lack of driver confidence in the schemes, the RAC is calling for the hard shoulder to be reinstated on all existing all-lane running carriageways. Over the weekend the Department for Transport announced Rishi Sunak’s decision that plans for new smart motorways […]
National Highways apologises for pothole damage
National Highways has issued a statement apologising to drivers who suffered vehicle damage after driving through what was described as a massive pothole on the M4. The Reading Chronicle reports that on Tuesday 11 April multiple drivers were seen pulled over with flat tyres – one telling the paper there had been a “horrific bang” […]
New £27 million motorway bridge springing into life in Cheshire
National Highways’ newest bridge will open to drivers next week – ‘future-proofing a vital connection for residents, commuters and businesses’ across the M56 near Runcorn in Cheshire, according to the organisation. The completion of the 18-month project will see the new A533 Expressway bridge between junction 11 and junction 12 of the M56 opening to […]
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 […]
Major improvements set to begin on A1 Wentbridge Viaduct
National Highways has announced a major programme of work on a landmark West Yorkshire viaduct will begin after the Easter Bank Holiday. It is carrying out waterproofing and resurfacing on the Wentbridge Viaduct, a Grade II listed bridge which carries the A1 over the River Went. The waterproofing under the road surface layer helps to […]
Police in National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs spot 700 offences
Eight police forces teamed up with National Highways for a week of action along the M1 which resulted in almost 700 offences being recorded. Almost 700 offences were spotted in just one week by police officers patrolling the M1 in National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs. Eight police forces travelled the route between Leeds and London […]
National Highways transforms its land and verges alongside M4
National Highways has said it is working towards transforming its verges and land alongside the M4 in Wiltshire and the A46 near Bath to improve habitats for bees, butterflies…and otters. Areas of wild and unproductive vegetation are being removed from the roadsides and re-seeded with native grasses and wildflowers over the coming weeks to create […]