National Highways and its partners have delivered more than 100 kilograms of food supplies to a Greater Manchester foodbank in time for Christmas - the equivalent in weight to a baby elephant. The essential items were presented to Tameside South and Longdendale Foodbank in Hyde, providing vital support at one of the foodbank’s busiest times. The initiative is just part of the wide-ranging social value work undertaken throughout 2025 by National Highways and Balfour Beatty, wh

National Highways will start the first stage of a £23 million investment improving the A36 through the city of Salisbury early next year. The investment over the next six years will start with a scheme to improve traffic flows around the St Paul’s, St Mark’s and Castle roundabouts. The current, 32-year-old signals have reached the end of their operational life and will be replaced with modern, energy-efficient systems which will adapt in real time to waiting vehicles rather t

Croydon Council has outlined how it intends to spend new transport funding over the next two years after securing a £9 million investment package to tackle some of the borough’s most pressing transport challenges. The funding includes £6.9 million awarded by Transport for London through Croydon’s Local Implementation Plan (LIP), alongside a further £2.1 million generated from Section 106 developer contributions. One of the key beneficiaries is a road that has long been linked

A section of road in Dorset that has been repeatedly affected by landslips will close for up to a year while major stabilisation works are carried out. Construction on the C13 at Dinah’s Hollow, near Shaftesbury, is scheduled to begin on 5 January, with the route expected to remain closed for most of 2026. Dorset Council has previously warned that, without intervention, conditions at the site posed a serious safety risk, including the potential for a fatal accident. The closu

A council is considering plans to introduce a Lane Rental Scheme to help reduce disruption from roadworks on a proportion of its road network. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is consulting on the plans for its busiest roads. It said the scheme would encourage utility companies and contractors to work more effectively so less time is needed to complete roadworks and to carry out work at quieter times. Councillor Andy Hadley said: "It is our responsibility to

New reduced speed limits are set to be implemented on the ring road south of Oxford, along with nearby roads, as part of broader improvements to the A423 corridor. A 50mph limit will apply to the A423 Southern Bypass, Eastern Bypass, the southern bypass westbound slip road, and Old Abingdon Road near New Hinksey and Rose Hill. Additionally, 30mph limits will be introduced on sections of Old Abingdon Road, Kennington Road, and the A423 southern bypass westbound slip road. Prev

The Scottish government has dropped plans to reduce the national speed limit on single carriageway roads. Proposals included reducing the speed limit on the roads from 60mph down to 50mph. A consultation, showed the plans were unpopular, with some respondents raising concerns about the impact on journey times. Work will continue to raise speed limits for HGVs on single and dual carriageways, aiming to reduce speed differences with other vehicles, ease driver frustration, and

National Highways is implementing a fix to address an anomaly detected in the way some variable speed cameras interact with signs on some A roads and motorways. This has resulted in a very small number of people incorrectly facing enforcement action for speeding and we apologise to anyone who has been affected. The anomaly has meant there was at times a slight delay between cameras and variable speed signs, leading to some drivers being incorrectly detected as speeding after

Engineers are scaling the heights to carry out strengthening work on steep slopes above Gloucester as part of National Highways’ A417 Missing Link scheme. Running up and over the Cotswolds escarpment in dramatic Jurassic limestone cuttings, the landscape-led scheme is creating a free-flowing 3.5-mile dual carriageway link between the Brockworth bypass and the Cowley roundabout in Gloucestershire. Navigating the escarpment, which has one of the highest inland concentrations of

The final stage of the A465 Heads of the Valleys upgrade has raised questions about the viability of its funding approach. The £590 million dualling project, covering the 17.3km stretch between Dowlais Top and Hirwaun in South Wales, was officially reopened on 30 May. Work began in May 2021 under design and construction contractor Future Valleys Construction (FCC Construcción). The upgrade has transformed the road from a three-lane single carriageway into a dual carriageway w

Yorkshire Water has unveiled plans for a new multi-supplier framework aimed at providing comprehensive technical consultancy, engineering design, technical assurance, and specialist support services for its AMP8 investment programme running from 2025 to 2030. Valued at approximately £80 million (excluding VAT), the framework will replace existing Technical Services and Technical Assurance agreements, offering enhanced continuity, resilience, and flexibility in delivering spec

There’s a recently developed, more-modern way of managing field operations that begins with seemingly simple form submissions and makes the most of data collection from sites. In UK infrastructure, collecting site data – known risks, incidents, asset utilisation, costs, photos, and key performance indicators – should be more of a game changer than it is. But the daily pressures of work, disconnected systems, or data siloes often cause this vital field data to be lost, left un

Engineers on the HS2 project achieved a UK-first over the weekend by sliding a 4,600-tonne viaduct across a live section of the M6 motorway. The 315-metre bridge deck, which will eventually carry HS2 trains, was moved during a 17-hour operation on Saturday, 13 December, without the need to close the motorway to traffic below. This marked the final stage of a three-part process to assemble and position the east deck of the M6 South viaduct. While the previous deck slide requir

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has sparked controversy within the Labour Party after awarding a £3 billion contract to FirstGroup to operate the London Overground, a decision that appears to contradict Labour’s pledge to bring railways back under public ownership. On Tuesday, the transport company listed on the London Stock Exchange announced it would manage the city’s 104-mile above-ground rail network for up to ten years starting in May 2026. David Thomas, a London transport offic

A major new report from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has raised concerns that two of the UK’s most dangerous driving behaviours — not wearing a seat belt and using a mobile phone at the wheel — continue to be poorly detected and enforced. The study, supported by technology firm Acusensus, draws on evidence from police forces, academics, legal experts and technology providers. It concludes that despite official surveys suggesting high levels

Warwickshire County Council has been recognised as the best-performing county authority in the UK for drain and gully maintenance, according to a nationwide public survey. The findings come from an Ipsos Mori study which measures residents’ views on highway and transport services across the country. Warwickshire ranked first among all county councils for keeping drains clear and functioning effectively. The strong result reflects the council’s preventative approach to drainag