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Cutting back on noise and dust at roadworks thanks to innovation
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.
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Updated: Mon 23rd Nov 2020, 10:48AM UTCAbseiling, crawling and diving – all in a day’s work for highways engineers and inspectors!
Skilled engineers use a variety of methods to complete the M62 Ouse bridge maintenance programme
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Updated: Fri 20th Nov 2020, 3:47PM UTCHighways England project manager awarded with top accolade
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.
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Updated: Fri 20th Nov 2020, 4:05PM UTCShocking footage reveals dangers of not paying attention in roadworks
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.
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Updated: Wed 18th Nov 2020, 9:09AM UTCHighways England welcomes green light for major A303 upgrade past Stonehenge
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.
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Updated: Thu 12th Nov 2020, 2:32PM UTC‘What’s next?’ A66 communities update on £1 billion dualling progress
Designers, surveyors and engineers have been carrying out specialist work as a £1 billion project to transform Trans-Pennine journeys takes shape.
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Updated: Mon 9th Nov 2020, 11:53AM UTCInnovations, partnerships and better connections – roads chief’s message to sector
Five years of Highways England have transformed road design and build, its chief executive Jim O’Sullivan has said.
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Updated: Thu 5th Nov 2020, 4:10PM UTCHelp make Mottram’s £228 million bypass happen
Drivers and residents are being given the chance to influence plans for a new £228 million bypass to improve journeys between Manchester and Sheffield.
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Updated: Thu 5th Nov 2020, 12:15AM UTCConstruction milestone for M56 upgrade
The main construction work on the region’s latest motorway upgrade, along the M56 in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, will get underway this month.
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Updated: Tue 3rd Nov 2020, 1:48PM UTCCaught on camera – 10,000 tailgaters spotted in just two weeks
Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence.
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Updated: Tue 3rd Nov 2020, 10:55AM UTCFacelift afoot for historic railway viaduct’s footbridge
A unique viaduct’s footbridge, located within the Scottish Borders, is to receive a much-needed facelift for residents, walkers and generations to come.
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Updated: Tue 27th Oct 2020, 9:14AM UTCTalking the high road as Cumbria’s scenic M6 reaches 50
Retired engineers across the country are remembering their role in its birth 50 years ago today (Friday 23 October 2020).
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Updated: Fri 23rd Oct 2020, 12:34PM UTCHighways England announces archaeological specialists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge
Wessex Archaeology Limited wins £35 million contract for archaeological protection and excavation work ahead of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge ) upgrade
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Updated: Wed 21st Oct 2020, 5:12PM UTCRoute for new Arundel bypass announced
Plans for a new bypass for Arundel on the A27 in West Sussex have been announced by Highways England today (Thursday 15 October).
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Updated: Thu 15th Oct 2020, 10:10AM UTCConsultation launches for A417 ‘Missing Link’ designs
Highways England opens a consultation on its updated designs for the ‘A417 Missing Link’ on Tuesday 13 October
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Updated: Tue 13th Oct 2020, 9:44AM UTCRoad workers line up to improve safety at popular country park
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.
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Updated: Mon 12th Oct 2020, 2:40PM UTCHighways England steps in to help pedestrians in Dorset
Residents in the Dorset village of Morcombelake can now safely negotiate the busy A35 thanks to Highways England funding a new pedestrian crossing.
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Updated: Tue 6th Oct 2020, 4:24PM UTCHighways England airs plan to protect workers with new inflatable barrier
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.
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Updated: Thu 1st Oct 2020, 11:49AM UTCNew Highways England gritters take to the road
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.
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Updated: Thu 1st Oct 2020, 1:32PM UTCHighways England delivers funding boost for Plymouth cyclists
Highways England has today announced its continuing investment in boosting the South West’s cycle ways by funding a new project in Plymouth.
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Updated: Tue 29th Sep 2020, 2:13PM UTC
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