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Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads - Highways England is reminding drivers to make sure loads are safely secured.
Improved routes for walkers and cyclists, better local road access and plans for a more sustainable project are among the changes in designs for one of Britain’s biggest road projects.
Highways England marks International Women in Engineering Day by speaking to the women who are helping to engineer the future of our transport network
The only motorway in England which drivers need to come off to continue their journey on the same motorway could be about to get its missing link.
A major road upgrade that promises to completely transform one of the North’s major cities is now officially under way.
A digital revolution in the construction industry could dramatically increase productivity and save billions of pounds, while radically reducing disruption to the public and slashing the number of fatal building site acciden…
A project to transform one of the busiest road links in the East of England will begin its next phase of consultation in two weeks on Wednesday 24 June 2020.
One weekend closure. 400 tonnes of steelwork. One River Thames diversion. One stunning sunrise. One bridge widened: the M4 smart motorway upgrade has hit its halfway point with its most complex work yet.
…That's the message from Highways England as it reveals the latest areas to benefit from a multi-million-pound investment in cycling.
Highways England has joined forces with local councils to tackle unsightly and hazardous litter on some of the country’s busiest roads.
Six motorway gantries which will house up-to-date technology to improve safety have been put up on a section of the M6 without the need for any road closures thanks to the contraflow system now in place.
New aerial photographs of the M6 in Cheshire show how much progress Highways England has been making since it started a £43 million project at junction 19 near Knutsford to tackle congestion.
Highways England is today launching its search to find archaeological specialists to carry out excavation work ahead of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade past Stonehenge.
Work on an eagerly-anticipated road upgrade which will transform Hull is due to start in the summer.
Major upgrades to a northern Trans-Pennine route are a step closer today with the official preferred route announced for the £1 billion A66 upgrade.
Today, Thursday 21 May 2020, the application for the M42 Junction 6 Improvement has been given development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Work on £150 million bypass and junction improvements along the A585 near Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire is getting into its stride after government approval.
Cyclists in North Somerset are set to finally enjoy the full benefits of a picturesque 24-mile coastal cycleway, thanks to Highways England.…
A terrified family of ducklings were saved by Highways England traffic officers when the brood wandered onto the M1 motorway.
Describing how the time during lockdown has been used to fix and upgrade road and rail infrastructure, including plans to help the economy bounce back.
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