Roads ‘could come to a standstill’ as National Highways workers go on strike over Christmas and the New Year

Oliver Kent

Published: 1:56 pm December 2, 2022

Updated: 9:40 am October 8, 2025

LONDON — Live News

Stay connected via Google News

Follow us for the latest travel updates and guides.

Add as preferred source on Google

LONDON — Live News

PCS members working on England’s highways have announced 12 days’ strike action over Christmas and the New Year.

[block_2]

The National Highways employees, who plan, design, build, operate and maintain the country’s roads, will take part in a series of staggered strikes from 16 December to 7 January.

Stay connected via Google News

Follow us for the latest travel updates and guides.

Add as preferred source on Google

We are your go-to destination for breaking UK news, real-life stories from communities across the country, striking images, and must-see video from the heart of the action.

Follow us on Facebook at for the latest updates and developing stories, and stay connected on X (Twitter) the for live coverage as news breaks across the UK.

Topics :National Highways

SIGN UP NOW FOR YOUR FREE DAILY BREAKING NEWS AND PICTURES NEWSLETTER

Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy

YOU MIGHT LIKE

TEEN RAPE Man Locked Up for 14 Years Over Teen Girl Rape

SPYING AND LYING Convicted Murderer’s Shocking Plot to Free Drug Traffickers

ATTACKED POLICE Drug Dealer Jailed After Bizarre Attack on Cops in Andover

TRAFFICING RING Couple Behind Aldershot Human Trafficking Ring Jailed

BRUTAL ATTACK Five Jailed Over Brutal Caravan Site Stabbing in Nuneaton

CUT OFF Three Drug Dealers Locked Up in Sheffield Sting Worth £175K

WICKED ATTACK Wokingham Man Slams Glass in Victim’s Face – Jailed for 4½ Years

BREAKING NEWS

FIRST PICTURES Six U.S. Service Members Killed in Iraq Refuelling Plane Crash Identified

TAMWORTH MURDER SHOCKER Man Charged After Fatal Hit at Railway Station

MUCH LOVED Tributes Pour In for ‘Much-Loved Mother’ Amid Murder Probe

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU

POLICE PROBE Rape Horror Strikes Seaside Town

Rape Horror Strikes Seaside Town

POLICE APPEAL Teenage boy from Rochester reported missing

Teenage boy from Rochester reported missing

SHUTDOIWN Portsmouth Shop Shut Down for Selling Illegal Tobacco

Portsmouth Shop Shut Down for Selling Illegal Tobacco

MORE FOR YOU

BEACH HORROR Man Caught Trying to Rape Woman, Arrest Still Pending

Man Caught Trying to Rape Woman, Arrest Still Pending

MORE THAN A PENNY Spooky snapper caught trying to take photos over toilet cubicle in Brighton

Spooky snapper caught trying to take photos over toilet cubicle in Brighton

TAKW AWAY TERROR Worker Jailed for Brutal Knife Attack on Colleague

Worker Jailed for Brutal Knife Attack on Colleague

MORE FROM UKNIP

SHOPPING CENTRE SHOCKER Police Hunt Man Who Photographed Boy Over Brighton Toilet Cubicle

Police Hunt Man Who Photographed Boy Over Brighton Toilet Cubicle

URGENT APPEAL Missing Man from Ashford Sparks Search

Missing Man from Ashford Sparks Search

COOP CANTERBURY Missing Man from Canterbury Sparks Police Hunt

Missing Man from Canterbury Sparks Police Hunt