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The scenic M6 in Cumbria and the M1 in Leicestershire are England’s favourite roads to drive on, according to a snap survey by Highways England.
Highways England is preparing to lift and complete hundreds of miles of roadworks this week in time for the Christmas getaway.
Self-driving trucks which could help speed up roadworks are being tested for the first time in England on the UK’s biggest road upgrade.
Work begins next Monday (9 June) to ease congestion and improve safety at Preston Boats and Emstrey Islands on the A5 in Shrewsbury.
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 13 March and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried...
Tests have begun this week on an innovative, pilot project designed to reduce congestion along the M62 near Warrington in Cheshire.
The Highways Agency has a major programme of road improvements planned in the north east, with the region benefiting from over £500 million of investments to the road network beginning this year.
Drivers will benefit from £106 million of investment on the M5 in the South West over the next few months.
Funding to promote trial projects to reduce congestion.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Highways England and emergency service partners are promoting a number of road safety messages ahead of the May Bank Holiday and Whitsun Week getaway.
Update about the M5 motorway collision on 4 November 2011.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Drivers are being urged not to put road workers’ lives at risk by deliberately ignoring road closures on the M60 and M62 near Manchester.
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 13 February and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 12 February 2015 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 5 March 2015 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried...
The northbound exit slip road at the A46 Festival Island in Coventry will be closed overnight for resurfacing from Friday 26 September.
Overnight works will take place on Friday, 25 July and Monday, 28 July to resurface the M5 northbound exit slip road at junction 14 near Falfield, leading to smoother journeys for drivers.
Highways England is urging motorists to start planning alternative routes as the next phase of a major multi-million pound repair scheme begins on the M5 in the West Midlands.
Sir Bobby Charlton’s landmine-clearing charity, Find a Better Way, to receive a £10 million grant to support its ground breaking scientific work.
£1.4 billion package for 18 new road schemes in London and south east of England.
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