News and communications

Due to disruption caused by the strike in Calais, drivers heading to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel are being advised to plan-ahead and leave extra time for their journeys.

• Updated: 24 September 2020

A ground-breaking study of the Orwell Bridge in Ipswich has identified new measures that could help to keep the bridge open to traffic during periods of high winds.

• Updated: 31 January 2020

Details of work to remove the steel barrier on the M20 in Kent, installed last year as part of Operation Brock, have been confirmed by Highways England.

• Updated: 10 January 2020

Drivers are being reminded that the M6 will be closed for up to 18 hours this weekend as work is carried out to dismantle a bridge stretching across the motorway.

• Updated: 18 March 2019

A bridge over the M6 will be dismantled next month as part of major work to upgrade the motorway in Staffordshire.

• Updated: 20 February 2019

Spaghetti Junction to remain closed until 4th September.

• Updated: 20 July 2017

Highways England is lifting more than 300 miles of roadworks this May bank holiday weekend.

• Updated: 26 May 2017

Drivers are being urged not to put road workers’ lives at risk by deliberately ignoring road closures on the M60 and M62 near Manchester.

• Updated: 8 December 2016

Motorists in Staffordshire have been given a festive boost – after it was announced work on a bridge over the M6 has been completed ahead of schedule.

• Updated: 7 December 2016

Drivers are advised to plan their journeys around the A1 in North Yorkshire this weekend as the road will be closed for 16 hours in order to install 12 bridge beams weighing 26 tons at Agricola Bridge.

• Updated: 26 March 2015

Drivers are advised that there will be overnight full closures of the A174 / A19 Parkway junction in Middlesbrough next week, as part of the work to complete a significant part of the ongoing pinch point scheme.

• Updated: 20 March 2015

Drivers using the M6 and M55 around Preston in Lancashire are being advised the final programme of overnight carriageway closures has been published ahead of completion of the £7m pinch point widening improvement.

• Updated: 13 March 2015

Road users in Hertfordshire are advised that lane one on the clockwise M25 will be closed today (Thursday 12 March) between junctions 21a and 22 due to emergency repairs following an earlier incident. It is anticipated that …

• Updated: 12 March 2015

Work to re-waterproof the M6 Hilton Lane overbridge between junctions 10a and 11 in Staffordshire starts on Monday 16 March.

• Updated: 6 March 2015

Drivers are advised that there will be day time lane closures and overnight full closures of the A174 / A19 junction in Middlesbrough this weekend, as part of work to complete the ongoing pinch point scheme.

• Updated: 5 March 2015

Road users are advised that there are long delays on the A34 in Oxfordshire following an incident involving a lorry which has overturned. The road is closed southbound between the A423 (Hinksey) and A415 (Marcham).

• Updated: 26 February 2015

Work to improve junction 16 on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, continues next week with some overnight closures. The junction is a busy interchange between the M6 and the A500 which accesses the local road netwo…

• Updated: 26 February 2015

Work is to continue to complete the £150 million A453 widening scheme through Clifton in Nottinghamshire

• Updated: 25 February 2015

Road users are advised of carriageway closures on the A1 at Black Cat roundabout as work on the scheme to reduce congestion continues.

• Updated: 25 February 2015

Drivers heading to Manchester Airport this weekend are being urged to leave extra time to catch flights as the M56 will be closed in both directions between junctions 5 and 6 for work to install a £5.5 million new bridge.

• Updated: 24 February 2015