A30 bridge lift in Cornwall takes place this weekend
National Highways will install a new bridge on the A30 as part of the Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. The road was due to be fully closed last weekend but was postponed so more preparatory work could be undertaken. This was after Costain, National Highways’ principal contractors for the road upgrade, identified unsuitable ground conditions […]
M4 and M5 safety enhancements set to start this month
National Highways has announced a six-mile section of motorway around the Almondsbury interchange is being upgraded to improve driver safety. The work, on the M4 between junction 19 for Bristol and where it meets the M5 at the Almondsbury interchange, and on the M5 to junction 17 at Cribbs Causeway, includes: Concrete barriers are even […]
New electric vehicles help National Highways cut emissions
National Highways is continuing to super-charge its drive to cut carbon emissions with 307 state-of-the-art zero-emission and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) joining its fleet. The new vehicles are set to cut around 250 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year and will be put into service over the coming months. The new vehicles that modernise […]
Public invited to have their say on new plans for M60 Simister Island
New plans for major improvements to the busy Simister Island section of the M60 in Greater Manchester are being shared in a public the consultation. National Highways is looking at how to ease congestion and make journeys more reliable at Junction 18. A series of consultation events are due to take place in February and […]
A426 improvement plans go to High Court
Campaigners have won the right for a High Court oral hearing to be held to establish whether work can begin on a multi-million-pound project to dual the A428 from the Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire to Caxton Gibbet in Cambridgeshire. The Bedfordshire Independent newspaper reports that the Transport Action Network submitted an application to the […]
National Highways and emergency services issue Red X warning
Drivers are being reminded that enforcement cameras can now be used to automatically detect vehicles passing illegally under a Red X or entering the lane beyond a Red X, which can result in a fixed penalty of up to £100 and three points or, in some cases, more severe penalties or a court appearance. The Red […]
Plans to improve the A27 between Worthing and Lancing go on show
Plans to improve journeys for drivers by upgrading key junctions along the A27 through Worthing and Lancing in West Sussex have been unveiled. Drivers, businesses and local people are being encouraged to have their say on the proposals in a six-week public consultation, which runs until 19 March. The proposals for Worthing and Lancing form […]
Upgrade work on M42 junction gets underway
National Highways has started work on an important safety upgrade of the central barrier at the busy M40/M42 interchange near Birmingham. The work involves upgrading 7.5 miles of steel safety barrier to a concrete one between the M42 junction 3 and junction 3a, and M42 junction 3a to M40 junction 16. Concrete safety barriers are […]
NH and DfT officials warn road budget is “very limited”
There’s a warning there will be “very limited” headroom for new roads projects during the next five-year road investment period as £11.5bn of work is years behind schedule. The website and magazine New Civil Engineer reports that, when asked by the Transport Select Committee about how the rolling over of £11.5bn of work into RIS3 […]
Harris admits SVD might take months more to fully work on smart motorways
National Highways CEO Nick Harris has admitted that smart motorways’ safety technology will not work properly for another five months. The Telegraph quotes Mr Harris’s appearance in front of the Transport Select Committee in which he said, “Many of the schemes are not meeting the very challenging performance specifications we set. It is working and […]