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Britain’s biggest road project opens to traffic eight months early

May 2020 - Britain’s biggest road-building project is opening for traffic eight months ahead of schedule, Highways England announced today.

Spring opening for Britain’s biggest road project

February 2020 - Britain’s biggest road project is set to open to drivers more than half a year early, Highways England announced today.

Amazing endeavours lead to award nomination for A14’s top archaeologist

January 2020 - Mammoth tusks, rare Roman coins, and Britain’s oldest beer have all been among the amazing archaeological finds on Highways England’s £1.5 billion programme to upgrade the A14.

Time-saving road marking robot makes it a happy new year for drivers

January 2020 - A clever little robot is saving drivers on England’s busiest roads from hundreds of hours of disruption.

On the first day of Christmas, the A14 gave to me…

December 2019 - Opening two thirds of Britain’s biggest roads project a year early is just one of the many milestones celebrated by the £1.5 billion improvement in 2019.

A14 Huntingdon bypass opens

December 2019 - A new 12-mile bypass to the south of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire has opened to traffic, Highways England announced today.

A14 bypass opening date revealed

November 2019 - A 12-mile bypass to the south of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire – part of the UK’s biggest road upgrade – will open to traffic on Monday 9 December.

Charity races on new A14 raise more than £17,000

October 2019 - Some 1,700 runners and cyclists were among the first people to step foot on the brand new A14 Huntingdon bypass on Saturday, raising thousands for local charities.

Owl rescue shows environmental commitment on A14 project

July 2019 - Rescuing an injured barn owl is highlighting just how strongly the team working on Britain’s biggest roads project is committed to protecting the local environment.

Demolition of bridge on Britain’s biggest roads project finishes 24 hours early

June 2019 - Work to demolish a bridge, the next stage of providing an improved junction in Britain’s biggest roads project, has been completed 24 hours early.

New junction bridge opens on Britain’s biggest road project

June 2019 - The country’s biggest road project takes a step closer to completion as one of the dozens of new bridges being built for it opens early next week.

Britain’s biggest road upgrade uncovers extremely rare Roman coin

May 2019 - An incredibly rare coin featuring a Roman emperor who reigned for only two months is the latest remarkable discovery made on Britain’s biggest road upgrade.

Britain’s biggest road just got bigger

March 2019 - The A1, Britain’s longest road, has been boosted with 7 miles of new lanes after an improved section of it opened to traffic on Monday 25 March.

First section of new local road opens to help link Cambridgeshire communities

March 2019 - The latest section of Britain’s biggest road project opens today – giving communities a new local link from their villages to their nearest city.

A14 archaeology work scoops latest national award

March 2018 - Highways England’s work to tap into the nation’s history while delivering huge road improvements has received national recognition.

Major milestone for A14 as new bridge completed

February 2019 - Better journeys on the A14 are one step closer now that construction has been completed on the biggest bridge in Highways England’s £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade.

Earliest evidence of beer making discovered on Britain’s biggest road scheme

January 2019 - Deep below the surface of Britain’s biggest road scheme something has been brewing… for a very long time – more than 2,000 years in fact.

UK’s biggest road upgrade reaches half way point

November 2018 - The £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme reaches its half way point this week.

Mammoth discovery on A14 improvement programme

October 2018 - The remains of a woolly mammoth dating back to the ice age are among the latest remarkable finds from the team working on the £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon project.