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Monday, 21 March 2022
A van driver without a seatbelt takes one hand off the wheel and both eyes off the road to use a mobile phone while driving along the busy A1(M). ...
Friday, 18 March 2022
The proposal for the biggest investment on the north’s road network in a generation is moving into a new phase thanks to vital feedback from the publi...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
A £51.6 million upgrade of the A19 near Sunderland is the latest National Highways improvement to open to traffic in the North East. ...
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
In just one year, National Highways recorded 214 incidents of intimidating behaviour, assault or abuse against traffic officers. ...
Wednesday, 02 March 2022
National Highways is starting work on a series of enhancements on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country by upgrading...
Monday, 28 February 2022
Drivers have been warned against the dangers of tailgating amid concerns that huge numbers of motorists are failing to follow basic safety rules on th...
Thursday, 24 February 2022
National Highways has today revealed its preferred route for a multi-million-pound scheme that will fill in the dual carriageway gap on the crucial A4...
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Three new weather forecasting contracts, which will help keep drivers moving, have been signed by the Met Office, DTN and MetDesk....
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
National Highways and ambulance crews ask drivers to respect the Red X and give them the space they need to reach incidents and treat casualties....
Monday, 14 February 2022
Nicole Huckerby joined National Highways in April 2018 and is now one of only 9,000 people around the world to gain an international benchmark in “b...
Tuesday, 08 February 2022
Every traffic officer vehicle is now equipped with plastic skates and battery boosters to move broken down vehicles to safety quicker...
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley have teamed up to urge drivers to get a better understanding of smart motorways....
Monday, 24 January 2022
The £355m upgrade will improve port access, reduce congestion and enhance safety as well as connections between the city centre and tourist and recrea...
Monday, 24 January 2022
New research has been carried out which will shed some light on how street lighting could be used to pave the way for autonomous vehicles in the futur...
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Over two weekends last December, specialist teams used a 750-tonne crane to lift 32 beams - weighing a combined 720 tonnes - into place at Binley junc...
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Updated plans for upgrading one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in South-East England have been unveiled by National Highways today...
Monday, 10 January 2022
Motorists, businesses and residents are being invited by National Highways to have their say on a major upgrade at the A46 Walsgrave junction in Coven...
Friday, 07 January 2022
National Highways has created a new division for Environmental Sustainability as it underlines its commitment to the environment and achieving net zer...
Thursday, 06 January 2022
An automatic taper which can close off lanes in minutes and saves road workers having to put out cones in the face of oncoming traffic is to be triall...
Wednesday, 05 January 2022
The contract will help us maintain safe, reliable roads for drivers in the West Midlands, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Sta...
Tuesday, 21 December 2021
Fifty veterans will get a digital boost in their job-hunting endeavours thanks to a donation of laptops by National Highways...
Monday, 13 December 2021
National Highways will be working round the clock to remove more than 900 miles of roadworks ahead of the festive getaway. ...
Friday, 10 December 2021
A VIP tree planting ceremony has taken place to mark the end of a £24million scheme by National Highways to tackle congestion at a busy roundabout....
Wednesday, 08 December 2021
The incident was one of 240 offences – averaging 24 per day – recorded during Operation Peninsula, a multi-agency fortnight of action on the M5 and M4...
Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Since the scheme hit the ground in summer 2019, there have been no Lost Time Incidents – that’s more than 800 days of keeping workers safe on site....
Friday, 03 December 2021
The BSc aims to close the predicted skill gap in repairing concrete roads....
Wednesday, 01 December 2021
A piece of land plagued by fly-tippers in a residential street has been given a new lease of life thanks to a blooming good idea by National Highways....
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
National Highways’ road safety “Driving for Better Business” campaign has won the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award....
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
A team of more than 40 archaeologists are working at sites along the A66 hoping to understand more about the route’s rich Roman history....
Friday, 26 November 2021
National Highways’ innovative £43 million project to tackle congestion at one of the busiest motorway junctions in the North West is now fully up and ...
Environment Agency New plans for Guildford flood defence scheme to go on show
Department of Health and Social Care Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service
HM Treasury Chancellor appoints Business Adviser
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain Pushed past the limits
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office WTO General Council December 2025: UK Statement
Department for Transport New chairs of Network Rail and DFTO named
Home Office New rules on police requesting counselling notes come into force
Disclosure and Barring Service DBS launches new Customer Satisfaction Survey to improve services