140,000 drivers who use the M27 between Southampton and Portsmouth every day are set to benefit from a major project to upgrade the road to a smart motorway. 15 miles of the M27 will have an extra lane created in both directions, with upgraded signs, signals and technology to inform… Read more »
Learner drivers on motorways: what lorry and coach drivers need to know
From Monday 4 June 2018, you’ll start to see learner drivers having motorway driving lessons in England, Scotland and Wales. As professional drivers and operators, you rely on the motorway network to help transport goods or passengers across Great Britain. So, I want to explain how the rules work, the… Read more »
Spring clean for England’s motorways
Highways England has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy and has been taking part in its Great British Spring Clean. Around 200,000 bags of litter are collected every year from the motorway network. This month Highways England and its teams all over the country have collected an additional 8,129 bags… Read more »
Lifting 300 miles of roadworks will help deliver Easter
The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is one of the UK’s first big travel times of the year, with holiday traffic added to the usual number of vehicles on the nation’s roads. And the removal of 300 miles of roadworks by Highways England in the run-up to the weekend will help… Read more »
New M20 junction leads record South East road investment
Work on a new £104m junction on the M20 in Kent is set to start next week. The construction of junction 10a, near Ashford, will unlock job-creating developments, improve journeys, and open the door to further inward economic investment for communities along the M20, a crucial link to the south coast…. Read more »
Intelligent cat’s eyes to improve road safety
Intelligent cat’s eyes, which light up in response to changing traffic lights, are to be used for the first time at a motorway junction to improve safety. Highways England is installing around 170 of the innovative LED road studs at one of England’s busiest motorway junctions – used by over 90,000… Read more »
Major overhaul for M3 Winchester junction
A major road upgrade that will improve journeys on the M3 and the A34 in Hampshire has been unveiled by Highways England this week (Tuesday 9 January). Junction 9 of the M3, where it meets the A34 near Winchester will be redesigned under the plans to create dedicated free flow… Read more »
Freight Operators welcome the beginning of the end for Severn Tolls
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the news that today (8 January 2018) sees the beginning of the end for crippling year on year toll increases for users of the two Severn Bridges on the M4 and M48. However, the Association has urged the government to confirm the date… Read more »
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge to close tonight due to High Winds
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge will be closed from 11pm tonight (Tuesday 2 January) for safety reasons, due to high winds, and is expected to re-open between before the peak period tomorrow morning (Wednesday 3 January). Highways England will continue to monitor wind speeds closely before making any decision to… Read more »
Kent Chamber wants solution to Dartford Crossing
Thousands of people have signed their names to a petition aimed at tackling the traffic jam at the Dartford Tunnel and now MD of leading independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, Andrew Baxter, is gathering support from businesses within the area to bolster his Stop the Convoys campaign. The campaign… Read more »
