News and communications

Today, 12 January 2024, the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport.

• Updated: 12 January 2024

Improvements to A38 Bromsgrove will reduce journey times and boost connectivity for residents in the West Midlands.

• Updated: 3 August 2023

Deadline for the decision for the A1 Northumberland – Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent Order has been extended.

• Updated: 6 December 2022

A major reform of the funding, management and oversight of England’s busiest roads has produced significant benefits, according to a new evaluation.

• Updated: 22 July 2022

Government response to the Union Connectivity Review expected to be published later in 2022.

• Updated: 26 May 2022

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. 

• Updated: 12 May 2022

Government pausing the rollout of new all lane running smart motorway schemes until 5 years of safety data is available.

• Updated: 12 January 2022

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.

• Updated: 8 December 2021

New injunction will ban activities that obstruct motorways and major A roads across the entire country.

• Updated: 26 October 2021

Revised deadlines for the development consent order applications for the M25 junction 10 / A3 Wisley Interchange and M54 to M6 link road.

• Updated: 21 October 2021

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.

• Updated: 7 August 2021

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

• Updated: 9 July 2021

Vital upgrade gets formal go ahead

• Updated: 22 June 2021

Revised deadlines for the development consent order application for the M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange improvement.

• Updated: 12 May 2021

Every new All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will open with technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles quickly.

• Updated: 20 April 2021

Two thirds back plans for major Simister Island upgrade in public consultation

• Updated: 28 January 2021

Revised deadlines for the development consent order application for the M25 Junction 10 / A3 Wisley Interchange improvement.

• Updated: 12 January 2021

Extension of decision date to 29 January 2021 for 2 A303 construction dual carriageway proposals.

• Updated: 12 November 2020

The main construction work on the region’s latest motorway upgrade, along the M56 in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, will get underway this month.

• Updated: 3 November 2020

Funding for Changing Places toilets at 22 motorway service stations.

• Updated: 12 October 2020