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The Latest Breaking News from National Highways

M53 to shut for 'mammoth' load that will 'completely fill' motorway

The load is "one of the largest objects ever to be moved on UK roads"

Liverpool Echo

The Northern Agenda: A VERY wide load on the M53

Huge furnace structure five times higher than a double decker bus comes over from Thailand

Manchester Evening News

Van that detects if drivers are holding a mobile phone trialled in UK

Stationary roadside vehicle can also tell if passing drivers are not wearing seatbelt

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'I went down the Rhondda Tunnel and this is why it's so important it opens up to the public'

Rhondda Tunnel Society invited me on a tour of the historic landmark and this is how it went

Wales Online

M56 motorway closures drivers need to be aware of

It will close on several dates through the next two months

Liverpool Echo

Herd of cattle cause two-hour tailback on M1 after wandering along carriageway

A herd of five adventurous cows going for a morning stroll caused a two-hour delay on the M1 yesterday, with police rushing to the scene to herd the animals away

Daily Mirror

A1 reopens following serious oil tanker collision in Northumberland which closed road for seven hours

The road remained closed for around seven hours following the collision which resulted in large oil spillage

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Protesters Occupied A 600-Year-Old Oak Tree To Prevent It From Being Cut Down

Protesters are occupying a 600-year-old oak tree to prevent it from being cut down – to build a $304 million road.

Zenger

Monday morning cattle drive for commuters as cows block motorway

They finally moo-ved out of the way

Wales Online

All the M4 roadworks happening in Wales and England this week

Some disruption is expected on the roads for the week commencing Monday, August 1

Wales Online

Britain and France ‘put plans in place’ to prevent further border travel chaos

British and French border force officials said the two countries are ‘working closely’ to support the smooth flow of traffic.

The Independent UK

Drivers being filmed to catch those using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts

A van is targeting A roads and motorways

Wales Online

Drivers filmed to catch mobile phone and seatbelt offences

National Highways has deployed a van with multiple cameras to film passing vehicles on motorways and major A roads.

The Independent UK

Protesters occupy 450-year-old tree to stop it being felled for £250m road

Support from Chris Packham and Extinction Rebellion

Wales Online

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Manchester Evening News

Picture shows burnt-out lorry that caught fire on M62 sparking HUGE 10-mile queues

There are still delays of around an hour up to the scene of the incident

The Independent UK

Victorian footbridge reopens after almost two years of ‘painstaking’ restoration

Work has been completed on the Teviot Viaduct near Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

Liverpool Echo

M6, M53 and M57 set to close this week as 'delays' expected

Here's a list of all the motorway closures you can expect between July 25 and 31

Daily Record

Taxpayers fork out £8m filling historic bridges with concrete - with Glasgow bridge most expensive

Some 50 bridges across the UK were infilled with crushed stone and foamed concrete between 2013 and 2021 to keep them safe without expensive restoration work, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

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Daily Mirror

National Highways spent £8m filling historic bridges with concrete before scheme scrapped

Around 50 arches were blocked with concrete by National Highways, including Great Musgrave Bridge in Eden, Cumbria, but campaigners said the scheme was 'brutal vandalism' and it's now been scrapped

Nottingham Post

A52 closures at major junction as next phase of roadworks set to begin

The closures will be in place at the end of July and early August

Evening Standard

Busiest weekend on roads for years expected as Britons escape for summer school holidays

RAC warns potentially record-breaking number of people could take to roads for summer holidays

The Independent UK

National Highways missing 10-minute target for smart motorway breakdowns

Statistics for June show that traffic officers missed the goal by an average of 18 seconds.

Nottingham Post

National Highways set to close major roads for longer in a bid to reduce the impact of road works

They want to shorten the impact of road works

Liverpool Echo

M6, M53 and M57 to close this week with 'severe delays' expected

Here's a list of all the motorway closures you can expect between July 18 and 24

Wales Online

Police in HGV cabs catch 98 drivers using mobile phones in M6 clampdown

More than 400 vehicles stopped and 387 offences recorded as part of Operation Vertebrae involving 180 unmarked HGVs

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