HS2 and National Highways have confirmed that 14 bridges are affected by the welding issues disclosed by steelwork contractor Severfield on Tuesday (26 November).

Skanska and Tarmac are trialling a new carbon-negative aggregate on a stretch of motorway as part of National Highway’s aim to reduce its carbon footprint.

National Highways is undertaking a programme of welding on the underside of Avonmouth Bridge as the infrastructure celebrates 50 years.

Balfour Beatty, Kier and Costain will be working with National Highways in the trial of new AI-powered technologies to improve roadworks projects.

National Highways has recruited three “dog-tectives” to help it tackle invasive Japanese knotweed on the M25 junction 10 upgrade.

The government has given formal consent to the construction of a new tunnel under the historic site of Stonehenge.

The first-ever 3D-printed concrete headwall is being tested as part of the construction process of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade in Cornwall.

National Highways has announced a reduced carbon footprint gantry as the winner of its gantry design competition.

A historic 16 arch Scottish viaduct has been given a £2m makeover by the National Highways’ Historical Railways Estate (HRE).

Smaller construction suppliers working on National Highways projects are being automatically opted-in to a scheme that protects payments.

The Department for Transport (DfT) and National Highways face “difficult decisions” in prioritising road enhancement projects amid rising costs, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

Skanska is leading a trial of low-carbon concrete, reinforced using basalt fibre instead of steel.

Schoolchildren will be able to learn about everything road designers have to take into account in a set of real-world schemes modelled in the school version of the Minecraft game.

National Highways (formerly Highways England) will create a digital twin of its roads and expand the use of semi-automated plant, according to its new Digital Roads 2025 strategy.

An Atkins-Jacobs JV will lead trials this summer of new technology to enable the development of self-monitoring and self-maintaining bridges. Technologies likely to be tested include AI and machine learning.