Green bridge planting provides final flourish to A30 upgrade’s legacy work
National Highways is applying the finishing touches to its A30 dualling project in Cornwall after planting up its green bridge. As part of the major A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade, a dual-deck bridge has been constructed by contractors Costain over the new carriageway, and following top soiling work last summer, the structure at Marazanvose […]
Amey and National Highways unite to support care leavers into employment
Amey, in partnership with National Highways, has delivered its second STRIVE programme, a week‑long initiative giving care leavers the insight, confidence and skills to explore careers in transport infrastructure and move into work. Following the success of the first STRIVE cohort last summer, which supported care leavers in the North West, this second programme took […]
More than 30 cars damaged and drivers stranded due to huge A303 pothole
Drivers have been left stranded on the side of the A303 near Basingstoke after a large pothole damaged dozens of vehicles. More than 30 cars had burst tyres and some motorists had to wait for hours to be recovered, according to ITV.com. Part of the slip road, which joins the M3, was closed but those […]
National Highways expresses safety concerns over plans for new £50m M27 services area
National Highways has raised concerns about plans to build a £50m motorway services area on the M27 at Fareham. The agency fears the scheme could interfere with the “safe and efficient operation” of the M27, says the Southampton Daily Echo. Welcome Break says the proposed development beside Junction 11 would create 250 jobs, provide 500 parking […]
First new road opens on the A417 Missing Link
Drivers using the A417 Missing Link will soon start to see real progress, including the huge milestone of using the very first stretch of new road from February. Following the installation of seven new structures and laying fresh tarmac last year, road users will start to see the benefits of work as vehicles switch over […]
Lower Thames Crossing appoints Kate Cohen to steer it to 2034 completion
Kate Cohen, Director of Strategic Roads and Local Projects at the Department for Transport, has been appointed as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) of the Lower Thames Crossing project. Confirmation of her appointment came in a letter from Jo Shanmugalingam, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport and Becky Wood, Chief Executive Officer of the National Infrastructure, Service […]
National Highways unveils £23m investment in A36 improvements in Salisbury
National Highways will start the first stage of a £23 million investment improving the A36 through the city of Salisbury early next year. The investment over the next six years will start with a scheme to improve traffic flows around the St Paul’s, St Mark’s and Castle roundabouts. The current, 32-year-old signals have reached the […]
Roads and Buses Minister issues written response to speed enforcement ‘anomaly’ revelation
Simon Lightwood MP, the Roads and Buses Minister, has issued a written statement to parliament to address the issue of speed enforcement on the strategic road network. As Highways News reported yesterday, National Highways is addressing an anomaly in the way some variable speed cameras interact with signs on some A roads and motorways. Mr […]
West Yorkshire: Two‑year A1 disruption ends as work completed
Two years of roadworks which caused delays along sections of the A1 and A1(M) in West Yorkshire have now been completed. Work to repair two bridges at Wentbridge, near Pontefract, began in February 2023 with both carriageways reduced to single lanes and the speed limit reduced from 70mph (113km/h) to 50mph, says the BBC. National […]
National Highways unveils investment in A36 improvements in Salisbury
National Highways will start the first stage of a £23 million investment improving the A36 through the city of Salisbury early next year. The investment over the next six years will start with a scheme to improve traffic flows around the St Paul’s, St Mark’s and Castle roundabouts. The current, 32-year-old signals have reached the […]