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Highways England is driving a new initiative which will have wide-reaching benefits for the environment and biodiversity – and the answer lies in the soil.
Joint statement on progress made by the taskforce at its meeting on 27 November 2020.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
People living near roadworks are set to benefit from a new innovation which will mean less noise, less dust and less vibration during work following a £650,000 investment by Highways England.
A rising star who is constructing a successful career after flying through Highways England’s Project Management graduate programme has been rewarded with one of the highest accolades in her field.
Skilled engineers use a variety of methods to complete the M62 Ouse bridge maintenance programme
6,500 vehicles have driven into roadworks in the last three years and reported abuse cases have risen by 10%, despite lower traffic flows in 2020.
Joint statement on progress made by the taskforce at its meeting on 13 November 2020.
Survey reveals 8 out of 10 people support measures to reduce road traffic and two-thirds support reallocating road space for active travel.
Highways England’s plans to unlock congestion and transform journeys for millions of people using the A303 between the south-east and south-west were today given the go-ahead.
Extension of decision date to 29 January 2021 for 2 A303 construction dual carriageway proposals.
Transport Secretary announces major North Devon road project.
Designers, surveyors and engineers have been carrying out specialist work as a £1 billion project to transform Trans-Pennine journeys takes shape.
As part of the London bailout, TfL has been required to procure a ferry service for passengers across the Thames near Hammersmith Bridge.
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.
Joint statement on progress made by the taskforce at its meeting on 29 October 2020.
A unique viaduct’s footbridge, located within the Scottish Borders, is to receive a much-needed facelift for residents, walkers and generations to come.
The government is set to enhance the safety and capacity of the A595 at Grizebeck, Cumbria, in the latest step towards levelling up transport infrastructure in the North.
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