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A £51.6 million upgrade of the A19 near Sunderland is the latest National Highways improvement to open to traffic in the North East.
In just one year, National Highways recorded 214 incidents of intimidating behaviour, assault or abuse against traffic officers.
National Highways is starting work on a series of enhancements on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country by upgrading the central reservation safety barriers.
Drivers have been warned against the dangers of tailgating amid concerns that huge numbers of motorists are failing to follow basic safety rules on the country’s busiest roads.
National Highways has today revealed its preferred route for a multi-million-pound scheme that will fill in the dual carriageway gap on the crucial A46 trade corridor which connects the M5 with Humber Ports.
Three new weather forecasting contracts, which will help keep drivers moving, have been signed by the Met Office, DTN and MetDesk.
National Highways and ambulance crews ask drivers to respect the Red X and give them the space they need to reach incidents and treat casualties.
Nicole Huckerby joined National Highways in April 2018 and is now one of only 9,000 people around the world to gain an international benchmark in “business continuity”
Every traffic officer vehicle is now equipped with plastic skates and battery boosters to move broken down vehicles to safety quicker
Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley have teamed up to urge drivers to get a better understanding of smart motorways.
The £355m upgrade will improve port access, reduce congestion and enhance safety as well as connections between the city centre and tourist and recreational facilities.
New research has been carried out which will shed some light on how street lighting could be used to pave the way for autonomous vehicles in the future.
Over two weekends last December, specialist teams used a 750-tonne crane to lift 32 beams - weighing a combined 720 tonnes - into place at Binley junction, Coventry
Following the recent Transport Committee report, government will pause the rollout of smart motorway schemes until 5 years' worth of safety data is available.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Government pausing the rollout of new all lane running smart motorway schemes until 5 years of safety data is available.
Updated plans for upgrading one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in South-East England have been unveiled by National Highways today
Motorists, businesses and residents are being invited by National Highways to have their say on a major upgrade at the A46 Walsgrave junction in Coventry.
National Highways has created a new division for Environmental Sustainability as it underlines its commitment to the environment and achieving net zero carbon.
An automatic taper which can close off lanes in minutes and saves road workers having to put out cones in the face of oncoming traffic is to be trialled on the National Highways network.
The contract will help us maintain safe, reliable roads for drivers in the West Midlands, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and part of North Gloucestershire.
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