The Latest Breaking News from National Highways

M1 smart motorway was factor in mum-of-five's death

She was travelling from Derby

Nottingham Post · Sep 11, 2022

Kids stuck in cars 'for ten hours' as people ration water in M6 motorway chaos

Some drivers said they were 'running out of petrol' due to the delays

Manchester Evening News · Sep 11, 2022

Design of smart motorway contributed to woman's death, coroner says

“If there had been a hard shoulder, Nargis Begum would not be dead”

Wales Online · Sep 11, 2022

M56 closed eastbound towards Manchester due to 'serious incident'

Emergency services raced to the scene on Tuesday night

Manchester Evening News · Sep 6, 2022

M56 traffic stopped as police respond to 'serious incident'

Cheshire Police and the North West Ambulance Service are at the scene

Liverpool Echo · Sep 6, 2022

Manchester Airport issues important warning to drivers ahead of their holidays

The airport made the announcement on social media

Manchester Evening News · Sep 4, 2022

M6 fire: Huge blaze engulfs motorway amid reports of 'multiple explosions' heard

"Multiple explosions" were heard with a massive lorry fire breaking out on the M6 motorway in the West Midlands forcing it to be closed southbound and leading to long tailbacks

Daily Mirror · Aug 31, 2022

The Protector Group sees profits rise on the back of UK infrastructure contracts

The Team Valley-based firm said it has also won significant contracts with National Grid, National Highways and Network Rail

Birmingham Post · Aug 30, 2022

Fury as pigeons trapped in motorway bridge after complaints of 'excessive excrement'

National Highways had carried out "structural work to block pigeons in the under space" under a motorway bridge in Cheshire but some birds were left trapped over the weekend

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Fury as pigeons trapped in M53 bridge after structural work

The initial work was carried out following complaints of pigeon excrement

Liverpool Echo · Aug 30, 2022