National Highways admits to thousands of drivers being incorrectly fined for speeding since 2021
Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered. National Highways said it had found 2,650 wrongful speed camera activations on its A-roads and motorways since 2021 due to a delay between cameras and variable speed signs, according to the BBC. Affected drivers will be contacted by police […]
HS2 cuts traffic delays with innovative M6 bridge slide
Engineers working for the HS2 project claimed a UK-first over the weekend when they successfully slid an enormous 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without closing the motorway – significantly reducing disruption to drivers. The 17 hour-long operation was the culmination of an epic three-stage process to assemble and install the 315-metre East deck of the […]
Engineers with a head for heights working on Missing Link’s steep slopes
Engineers have been scaling the heights to carry out strengthening work on steep slopes above Gloucester as part of National Highways’ A417 Missing Link scheme. Running up and over the Cotswolds escarpment in dramatic Jurassic limestone cuttings, the landscape-led scheme is creating a free-flowing 3.5-mile dual carriageway link between the Brockworth bypass and the Cowley […]
Prince of Wales Bridge reopens after lighting columns replacement
National Highways has successfully removed 35 faulty lighting columns on the Prince of Wales bridge (M4 J23-J22) and have reopened the bridge in both directions. The emergency works saw the agency temporarily switch off lighting on the bridge and a 40mph advisory speed limit was in place on the bridge during the hours of darkness. […]
Abandoned fairground ride among items retrieved by National Highways traffic officers
An abandoned fairground ride was among some of the obstructions that traffic officers in Yorkshire and the North East have retrieved from National Highways’ roads so far this year. Nationally, more than 49,000 objects were collected by National Highways teams from motorways and major A roads between 1 January and 30 September. Drivers are being […]
Government to provide A66 dualling plans update in 2026
The government said that it will ‘provide an update on plans next year’ for the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine dualling scheme, says the Northern Echo. The project, which will see the final single-carriageway stretches of the A66 dualled between Scotch Corner and Penrith, was given the green light in July this year in a major infrastructure […]
Breedon appointed surfacing contractor for A47 Tuddenham project
Essential construction materials provider Breedon Group plc has been announced as the surfacing contractor for the A47 North Tuddenham to Easton project in Norfolk, and will lay 195,000 tonnes of asphalt along the new East Anglia road. The £250m project, being delivered by Galliford Try for National Highways, involves constructing a new 9km dual carriageway between Norwich and Dereham, […]
Gritters, patrols and 24/7 monitoring: National Highways gears up to help motorists move safely this winter
As winter takes hold and temperatures drop, National Highways is preparing a nationwide operation to help keep England’s motorways and major A-roads safe – whatever the weather. Last winter alone, National Highways’ fleet of 530 gritters covered more than 1.5 million miles, the equivalent of driving around the Earth over 60 times. Each gritter can […]
West Yorkshire: A1 Wentbridge project to be completed in December
Road users and local residents are being thanked for their support and patience with news that long-running roadworks along the A1 near Pontefract in West Yorkshire will be completed early next month. Traffic management along the A1 over Grade II listed Wentbridge Viaduct will be completely removed by National Highways by Sunday 7 December with […]
Telent awarded National Highways’ £775m NRTS 3 contract as competition withdraws
National Highways is to sign its £775m National Roads Telecommunications Service (NRTS) 3 contract with Telent Technology Services via a direct award, after an ‘unsuccessful competitive tendering procedure’ in which the only other competing tender was forced to withdraw. However the agency says that the earliest date the contract will be signed is 15 September […]