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The second phase of the £5.3 million M60 Denton Island pinch point project – delivering safer, less congested journeys around junction 24 of the motorway – will start tonight (Thursday 3 July).
The Highways Agency is to resurface the A46 Warwick Bypass from Monday 31 March.
More than 800 miles of roadworks will be lifted or completed on motorways and major A roads to help motorists have smoother journeys over the festive period.
Congested local roads, key points in the strategic road network and rail electrification schemes are set to benefit from funding.
People living near a major Highways England roads project have benefitted from new quieter roadworks.
David Cameron has announced a comprehensive package of new measures to help hard-working homes, businesses and farmers hit by the floods.
A Highways Agency project that will include some of the most advanced technology to help motorists will get underway on the M1 near Sheffield in South Yorkshire next week (29 July).
More than 618,000 levies have been bought for over 112,000 lorries from 76 countries since the HGV road user levy was introduced in April 2014.
The Department responds to an article in the Telegraph suggesting that new planning laws could lead to tens of thousands of “uninhabitable and…
Changes are being introduced to give the police powers to issue fixed penalty notices for careless driving.
Hounslow's roads are set for a major upgrade as council benefits from funding.
The Highways Agency has announced plans for extensive maintenance work at Piffs Elm Bridge which supports the A4019 over the M5 at junction 10 near Gloucester.
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried...
Eric Pickles calls for new housing developments to be built with more parking spaces.
Prime Minister David Cameron was at Vodafone in Newbury as part of his 4-day economic tour.
We undertook quality assurance analysis of Ofgem’s methodology.
Drivers are being reminded to keep their distance as road safety charity Brake reveals that 6 in 10 drivers admit to risky tailgating.
The first allocation of the £170 million Local Pinch Point Fund programme will enable early delivery of schemes to remove bottlenecks.
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