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Road scheme investment will save thousands of hours for commuters, tourists and freight every week.
Today, 12 January 2024, the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Improvements to A38 Bromsgrove will reduce journey times and boost connectivity for residents in the West Midlands.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Deadline for the decision for the A1 Northumberland – Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent Order has been extended.
A major reform of the funding, management and oversight of England’s busiest roads has produced significant benefits, according to a new evaluation.
Government response to the Union Connectivity Review expected to be published later in 2022.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The installation of new safety equipment on smart motorways without a permanent hard shoulder will be completed within the next five months, it was confirmed today.
Government pausing the rollout of new all lane running smart motorway schemes until 5 years of safety data is available.
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.
New injunction will ban activities that obstruct motorways and major A roads across the entire country.
Revised deadlines for the development consent order applications for the M25 junction 10 / A3 Wisley Interchange and M54 to M6 link road.
Millions of road-users in the south west of England are set to enjoy safer, quicker and smoother journeys, as Highways England delivers a £200 million package of improvements across the region over the next few months.
A video animation shows the scale of the major operation to lift 44m-long steel bridge beams into place across the M6 in the West Midlands
Vital upgrade gets formal go ahead
Revised deadlines for the development consent order application for the M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange improvement.
Every new All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will open with technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles quickly.
Two thirds back plans for major Simister Island upgrade in public consultation
Revised deadlines for the development consent order application for the M25 Junction 10 / A3 Wisley Interchange improvement.
Extension of decision date to 29 January 2021 for 2 A303 construction dual carriageway proposals.
The main construction work on the region’s latest motorway upgrade, along the M56 in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, will get underway this month.
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