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A view from the hillside at Tebay looking north-east towards two bridges carrying the M6 and the West Coast Mainline over the River Lune and in between the Howgill Fells just south of Tebay, Cumbria on a sunny day.

M6 bridge works to cost locals millions - critics

Locals say work to repair eight bridges in Lune Gorge, Cumbria, will leave them worse off.

An empty three-lane motorway with one white lorry parked on the hard shoulder. There are damp patches across the motorway and trees lining the edges

M23 partially shut after lorry crash diesel spill

A lorry broke through the central reservation and leaked diesel across the southbound carriageway.

Ian Mitchell, Hazel Hodgson and Tim Farron stand looking at the camera at junction 37 of the M6. The slip road to the motorway is behind them, along with a blue sign pointing to the MG North and Penrith. There is a yellow sign pointing left to Kendal and right to Sedbergh and the Yorkshire Dales. Rolling hills and a blue sky make up the backdrop.

Calls for speed limit at 'terrifying' junction

Videos emerge showing drivers ignoring signs at the Cumbrian accident hotspot.

An image of a newly built road in Roxton, Bedfordshire, showing a new bridge, an old bridge, a road underneath, a roundabout and another new road.

A421 closed until Monday for old bridge demolition

A 12-mile (19km) diversion is put in place while work to create a £1bn new road continues.

A view of the pitch at Glanford Park football stadium from behind a goal. The grass is surrounded by blue and claret-coloured seats. A floodlight can be seen at one end of the ground.

Motorway to reopen for play-off final fans

A weekend road closure will be lifted for the National League North play-off final in Scunthorpe.

One carriageway of a motorway is closed with emergency vehicles parked up. There is a large overturned vehicle surrounded by emergency services.

M25 reopens after waste lorry crash arrests

Surrey Police are asking any witnesses to the crash on Wednesday morning to come forward.

A two carriage A road. The carriageway on the left has one lane closed by cones and congested traffic.

A27 works to finish early after weeks of delays

Roadworks on the main road between Patcham and Hollingbury have caused disruption since April.

Olivia Bailey, the Labour MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire during a meeting with National Highways to discuss safety at the A34 slip roads for East Ilsley and Beedon.

MP to introduce slip road safety bill in Parliament

Olivia Bailey, MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire will share her constituents experiences.

Junction 10 of the M25 seen from above. There are a number of vehicles driving on the roads, and an area of grass in the middle.

M25/A3 drivers face overnight interchange closures

The closures are part of a project to widen both carriageways, due to be finished by spring 2026.