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Five years of Highways England have transformed road design and build, its chief executive Jim O’Sullivan has said.
Drivers and residents are being given the chance to influence plans for a new £228 million bypass to improve journeys between Manchester and Sheffield.
The main construction work on the region’s latest motorway upgrade, along the M56 in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, will get underway this month.
Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence.
A unique viaduct’s footbridge, located within the Scottish Borders, is to receive a much-needed facelift for residents, walkers and generations to come.
Retired engineers across the country are remembering their role in its birth 50 years ago today (Friday 23 October 2020).
Wessex Archaeology Limited wins £35 million contract for archaeological protection and excavation work ahead of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge ) upgrade
Plans for a new bypass for Arundel on the A27 in West Sussex have been announced by Highways England today (Thursday 15 October).
Highways England opens a consultation on its updated designs for the ‘A417 Missing Link’ on Tuesday 13 October
Problems with dangerous and unauthorised parking at a popular country park could soon be a thing of the past after workers from a nearby Highways England improvements scheme stepped in to help.
Early start on construction demonstrates government commitment to transport infrastructure in the North.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Residents in the Dorset village of Morcombelake can now safely negotiate the busy A35 thanks to Highways England funding a new pedestrian crossing.
Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a multi-million investment to help keep traffic moving in severe weather.
An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on Highways England’s road network.…
Highways England has today announced its continuing investment in boosting the South West’s cycle ways by funding a new project in Plymouth.
Residents on either side of a busy stretch of the M6 have been trying out a new £1.8 million footbridge which has reunited their communities.
Industry led Highways England Passport Scheme makes moving from site to site easier and more efficient
Due to disruption caused by the strike in Calais, drivers heading to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel are being advised to plan-ahead and leave extra time for their journeys.
Motorists have been able to snatch a first glimpse on the roads of a pioneering cone-laying vehicle that will eliminate the need for roadworkers to do the job from the back of a truck.
Highways England is introducing new resources to make it easier for disabled people to use England’s motorways and major A roads.…
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