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Stopping an underpass flooding, planting shrubbery to keep out trespassers and making a junction safer – these are among the actions that have been taken by Highways England after being suggested by members of the public.
Highways England has today (Wednesday 2 June) announced a new woodland the size of 135 football pitches will be planted in partnership with Forestry England, alongside the route of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
A new road scheme to improve journey times, provide new cycling and walking routes and support the construction of thousands of homes in Devon.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross improvement has been designed to protect the environment with 33 multi species crossing points
New access road between Swindon and the planned New Eastern Villages development will provide faster journeys and enable the construction of 4,150 new homes.
Revised deadlines for the development consent order application for the M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange improvement.
A new framework will help us work directly with archaeological contractors
A new type of material that acts like an anti-ageing cream for roads could prevent the need for roadworks and reduce the environmental impact.
Every new All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will open with technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles quickly.
Highways England has awarded a £328 million contract to design and deliver an upgrade to the A358 between the M5 at Taunton and the Southfields roundabout on the A303 to Taylor Woodrow Plus.
Highways England is inviting tenders on two roads contracts worth a combined £1.9 billion to build routes north and south of the Thames on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing project.
Highways England Strategic Design Panel publishes its fourth progress and recommendations report
The project will make sure that concrete roads are safer, quieter and easier to maintain for the future.
Residents in Worcestershire are benefitting from a new towpath alongside a picturesque canal thanks to a much-needed makeover by Highways England.
The £507m contract will see Skanska design and build the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements scheme.
Highways England’s call for smaller, local companies to play a part in the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade has received an encouraging response from businesses.
Construction of the Oxford to Cambridge expressway has been cancelled as analysis shows the benefits the road would deliver are outweighed by its costs.
If you break down - go left! That’s the message today from Highways England as it launches its biggest ever campaign to help drivers feel safer on the country’s motorways.
Local authorities get £500 million to fix potholes across England.
Work to transform a motorway junction in Cheshire is on course to be completed in the summer after roadworkers battled snow, rain, freezing temperatures and flooding along a planned diversion route to install huge bridge bea…
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