Latest Roads News

A road bridge in Italy has collapsed onto a live motorway during a lifting operation, killing two people.

Details have been revealed for the £220M traffic pinch-points fund announced in this week’s budget, which includes junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling to tackle congestion.

Ensuring infrastructure is ready for advances in technology which will change the way we live is crucial to planning, experts have warned.

The leaders of Sefton Council have rejected both Highways England options for upgrading the A5036 to improve access to the Port of Liverpool.

The ICE is launching a programme of events to celebrate its 200th anniversary next year.

From the top of the A19/A1058 Coast Road roundabout near Newcastle, streams of gridlock can be seen stretching as far as the eye can see. But not for long.

Highways England has issued a notice saying it is going to procure a £3.3bn pavement framework.

 The Office of Rail and Road is looking to appoint a consultancy to lead a new study into Highways England and its supply chain.

A construction tender for a 9.5km section of the A9 between Luncarty and Birnam in Scotland has been announced in a prior information notice, with work on the £100M scheme expected to start by the end of this year.

A sunken motorway scheme is one of 22 alternatives to the proposed M4 relief road that is being considered by a public inquiry in Wales.