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The Latest Breaking News from National Highways

M6, M53 and M56 motorway closures beginning February 6

A number of sections of motorway will be closed this week

Liverpool Echo

Britain's roadside shame as pictures reveal 'tsunami' of litter thrown by lazy motorists

Clean Up Britain founder John Read has described the country's roadsides as 'disgusting' and like the 'Wild West' when it comes to authorities' grip on litter louts

Daily Mirror

Pictures show 'tsunami of rubbish' alongside our roads and motorways

Campaigners say this shows why littering fines need to increase to £1,000

Wales Online

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M49 ghost junction debacle near Bristol set to end as landowners forced to sell

The £50million roundabout was built three years ago and has never been connected

Bristol Post

Drivers face automatic £100 fine for ignoring motorway rule

Motorists could also be hit with up to three penalty points

Liverpool Echo

Up to one in 10 drivers risking £100 fine by ignoring crucial sign

Police have been able to use cameras to enforce the rules since September 2022

Wales Online

Up to one in 10 drivers ignore red X signs on motorways

National Highways said the proportion of drivers who comply with the red X signs is ‘more than 90%’, suggesting nearly 10% do not.

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New deadline for smart motorway safety targets

National Highways boss Nick Harris told MPs it is aiming to meet ‘very challenging’ performance specifications by July.

The Independent UK

Hazardous waste cleared after fatal crash as part of M62 reopens

There has been travel chaos all day across Merseyside and Cheshire

Liverpool Echo

M6, M56, M57 and M62 motorway closures beginning January 30

A number of sections of motorway will be closed this week

Liverpool Echo

From Bristol Airport expansion to the A303 - these are the key South West transport stories for 2023

From plans for new rail stations to controversy over Bristol airport expansion, Hannah Finch takes a look at some of the biggest projects in the pipeline and what’s coming for the year ahead.

Birmingham Post

Warning to drivers over 'Russian Roulette' smart motorways due to planned maintenance work

It will impact stretches of motorway in Yorkshire, the North East, North West, Midlands and South West

Nottingham Post

Fury over 'appalling' motorway rubbish dumped next to 'do not litter' sign with £2,500 fine threat

Footage shows piles of litter strewn across the slip road verge in Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News

M6 motorway set for overnight closures while major works takes place

A nine-mile stretch of the road will be affected

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

Row growing after third historic rail bridge filled in with concrete

National Highways faces third intervention by a local authority over infilling, after burying Congham bridge in Norfolk in tonnes of concrete

Bristol Post

'Distracting' M32 graffiti removed during motorway closures

The walls have also been treated with anti-graffiti coating

Liverpool Echo

M6, M53, M56 and M57 motorway closures beginning January 23

A number of sections of motorway will be closed this week

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: cold snap to continue after temperatures fall to almost -10C

Yellow weather warning for parts of England on Monday with freezing fog expected to bring travel delays

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Manchester Evening News

Boy, 8, killed after drug driving dad aquaplaned on 'flooded' stretch of M60

Blake Consterdine-Clarke suffered 'catastrophic injuries' when his father Leon Clarke lost control of his BMW

Bristol Post

M4 traffic: Icicles above carriageway cause long delays near Bristol

There are lane closures in place on both sides of the motorway this afternoon (January 17)

Manchester Evening News

Long-awaited Mottram bypass delayed 'for several months' after last-ditch legal challenge

Building work on the A57 Link Roads scheme had been due to start this spring

Daily Mirror

All UK strikes dates from nurses to paramedics as teachers on brink of walkouts

Widespread industrial action shows no sign of abating, with nurses, civil servants and ambulance workers among those set for walkouts in bitter disputes over pay and conditions

Liverpool Echo

M6, M53, M56 and M58 motorway closures beginning January 16

A number of sections of motorway will be closed this week

Liverpool Echo

Driver in hospital after two car crash on M53

The crash is reported to have caused two mile queues as emergency services attended the scene

Wales Online

Gritters to be deployed as snow and ice is forecast this weekend

Ice is likely to be an ongoing hazard for most from Sunday onwards

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