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Graham, working on behalf of National Highways, has completed the third and final beam lift of the year on the on the £170M M25 junction 28 upgrade.

The installation saw Graham lifting 16 pre-cast beams – each weighing 35t and measuring 23m – into position for the construction of the new…

Scottish Government highways chief Mairi McAllan has promised the long-running £3.7bn A9 dualling programme will be completed within 12 years.

The cabinet secretary for transport, net zero and just transition told Parliament that remaining single-lane sections of the key road from Perth to Inverness would be upgraded by the end of…

The government has reaffirmed its support for a new £48M road on the A39 to bypass the village of Camelford in Cornwall.

Roads minister Guy Opperman met with local Cornish MPs to make the government’s pledge of support for the Camelford Bypass scheme, which was included in Sunak’s Network North plan.…

Jacobs has been selected by Cork County Council as technical advisor for the new M28 motorway.

The proposed Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway project will upgrade approximately 12km of the N28 national primary route to help improve its safety, capacity and accessibility. The investment reflects the need to strengthen local connectivity as…

NCE can reveal that 86 structures currently in use by National Highways on the UK’s Strategic Road Network are past modern design life standards of 120 years.

An exclusive Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by NCE has revealed the extent of structures that have passed modern design life standards. The…

The Department for Transport (DfT) has approved a funding package worth £250M for Transport for London (TfL) to cover the 2024/2025 tax year.

This amounts to just over half of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s £475M request. In a letter written to Khan, transport secretary Mark Harper confirmed the funding package to…

Laing O’Rourke is set to deliver the first stage of the Eastern Freeway Upgrades in Victoria, Australia.

The contract with the Victorian government is a “multi-billion dollar” deal, according to the firm, though no specific price has been given. The work will see Laing O’Rourke deliver upgrades to the Eastern Freeway…

National Highways will start a two year project to replace the cracked A432 bridge, which carries the road over the M4 in south Gloucestershire, in January.

Investigations have shown extensive cracking of the concrete and damage to the post-tensioning system, which has reduced the bridge’s ability to carry traffic without sustaining…

Hertfordshire County Council has started procurement for a £1.95bn contract to deliver “an exciting new approach to the delivery of highways and related services” over 21 years.

The council’s current highways contract expires in September 2025 and it is looking for a new supplier to take over the delivery of its…

National Highways is set to upgrade 11 more sections of smart motorway with extra places to stop in an emergency.

Earlier this year, the government cancelled plans for any new smart motorways, due to cost pressures and the lack of driver confidence. A further 11 locations have now been announced for…