News and communications

Changes will help protect crossing routes for hedgehogs and other small animals, particularly on rural roads in England.

• Updated: 22 December 2023

Dramatic video footage released by National Highways shows the moment a driver crashed into a patrol vehicle to evade a temporary road closure on the M6.

• Updated: 22 June 2022

National Highways is reaching for the skies with a new digital infrastructure that will help keep roads moving and give drivers round-the-clock real-time traffic information.

• Updated: 18 November 2021

Drones and 3D printing technology being explored to fix potholes while councils receive funding to improve traffic light systems to cut congestion and emissions.

• Updated: 13 August 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

An end to confusing ‘ghost markings’ on roads could soon be in sight following a competition launched by Highways England to tackle the worldwide issue.

• Updated: 16 December 2020

Alternative ways to travel, such as walking and cycling, could relieve the pressure on public transport.

• Updated: 9 May 2020

As England basks in a heatwave, the power of the sun is helping light the way for motorists in the East Midlands.

• Updated: 30 July 2018

Highways England is urging motorists to start planning alternative routes as the next phase of a major multi-million pound repair scheme begins on the M5 in the West Midlands.

• Updated: 4 July 2017

Highways England will start work next week on a £250,000 scheme to improve safety along the A38 and A380 at Splatford Split, near Exeter.

• Updated: 27 March 2017

Junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling for traffic hotspots.

• Updated: 10 March 2017

New traffic signals to be installed at Chain Bar roundabout on the M606/M62.

• Updated: 13 January 2017

New rules mean unnecessary and out-of-date road signs can be removed from our roads from 22 April 2016.

• Updated: 17 April 2016

A signalled crossing for cyclists was built on the A4174 in order to make it easier for them to cross and to reduce delays.

• Updated: 27 March 2016

How and why City of York council installed a green light on Mickelgate that lets cyclists move off before other traffic.

• Updated: 27 March 2016

A new high-tech intelligent transport system is set to transform the way traffic is managed on England’s motorways and major A roads.

• Updated: 8 October 2015

Highways England will start work next month to place a number of new safety signs and improve road surface markings along the A36 from Bathampton to Standerwick.

• Updated: 28 May 2015

Almost a third of road users do not know what to do when they see a Red X sign displayed, the Highways Agency’s 2014 National Road User Survey shows. Around one in twelve said they would stop if they saw a Red X.

• Updated: 12 February 2015

The Highways Agency has announced that work to replace the traffic lights on the M20 junction 10 roundabout will start next week (Monday 12 January).

• Updated: 9 January 2015

The Highways Agency is to replace signs at 13 locations along the A46 between Twyford and Salford Priors in Warwickshire, from Monday 15 December.

• Updated: 12 December 2014