Highways Traffic Officer attacked while trying to assist driver
It’s come to light that a National Highways Traffic Officer was assaulted while trying to help a stranded driver last autumn. Warwickshire Police have issued a picture of a man they wish to speak to as part of officers’ enquiries into the assault on the M69 in September last year. A Highways Officer reported being […]
Costain supports National Highways to deliver high-powered charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
Costain has signed a contract supporting National Highways to deliver multi-million pound investment in energy storage systems. It says electric vehicle drivers using England’s motorways will benefit from the government-owned company’s investment in the high-powered charging infrastructure that will be rolled out at a number of motorway service areas where the electricity grid cannot be […]
A47 upgrade approved
A multi-million-pound project to improve safety and reduce congestion on the A47 in Peterborough has been given the go-ahead by the Transport Minister Huw Merriman. National Highways plans to transform a 1.6-mile single section of the A47 between Wansford and Sutton into a dual carriageway, which is now approved thanks to the granting of a […]
New bridge in place over A30 after weekend lifting operation as part of Cornwall dualling scheme
A new bridge has been installed over the A30 as part of National Highways’ Chiverton to Carland Cross road dualling scheme in Cornwall. The Tolgroggan access bridge has spanned the A30 near Zelah for 32 years and needed to be replaced to accommodate the new dual carriageway and the existing road between the Chiverton and […]
Energy Storage Systems to support EV charging on England’s motorways
National Highways has announced it is supporting electric vehicle drivers with a multi-million-pound investment into new high-powered charging infrastructure. The government-owned organisation has awarded the £8m Energy Storage Systems – essentially giant battery packs – contract to Ameresco, who will upgrade seven motorway service areas where the grid supply is not enough for high-powered charging […]
National Highways awards Octavius with A46 junction upgrade
Octavius Infrastructure has been awarded the contract to design and construct the £112.5m A46 Walsgrave junction upgrade near Coventry. The A46 is a strategic link between the East and West Midlands, connecting Coventry and Warwickshire to the motorway network. National Highways says current levels of congestion are having a serious effect on communities and businesses […]
A5 road surfacing work to get underway
Work is to begin on a seven-phase scheme to carry out resurfacing work along a 47-mile stretch of the A5 in the East Midlands. National Highways says severe weather and heavy traffic have contributed to the deterioration of the road surface along the A5, between south Northamptonshire and Atherstone. Work will begin on the first […]
Plans set out for improvements to M56 Junction 6 as part of HS2 works
The builders of HS2 have published plans which aim to radically improve capacity at Junction 6 of the M56 to support future growth and development aspirations around the proposed new HS2/Norther Powerhouse Rail station at Manchester Airport. The proposals, developed in conjunction with National Highways, suggest relocating Junction 6 of the motorway to the southwest […]
National Highways lighting the way to net zero
National Highways is l switching 70% of the lights on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) to cleaner LED alternatives by 2027. The government-owned company is working on its biggest-ever programme replacing older lamps with LED lights that use far less energy to produce the same amount of light, starting last month (January) on the A5036 […]
National Highways launches framework plan for RIS3/RS4
National Highway has announced plans for a large framework to deliver £30bn of works for the RIS3 and RIS4 spending programmes. Ahead of the changes, it is starting a round of early market testing with consultants and contractors in Birmingham on the proposed structure of the new 10-year multi-lot Integrated Delivery Framework. Under the present […]