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Engineers of the future impress the professionals at virtual work experience week
The engineers of the future were given an insight into a career in the highways sector when the Highways England Education Group hosted its first ever virtual work experience week.
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Updated: Thu 29th Jul 2021, 9:50AM UTCTraffic officers helping to keep staycation traffic moving on key holiday route
Highways England is pulling out all the stops to keep traffic moving on the A30 this summer
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Updated: Tue 27th Jul 2021, 12:52PM UTCMotorway services access guides take the guesswork out of journey planning
This summer, plan your staycation or day trip with confidence using Highways England’s access guides for motorway services.
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Updated: Mon 26th Jul 2021, 11:53AM UTCHave your say on new plans for cycle route to link Chichester and Emsworth
Highways England is launching a six-week public engagement for people to have their say on new plans for a cycle and walking route to be created on the south coast.
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Updated: Wed 21st Jul 2021, 12:10PM UTCDon’t let your tyres ruin your summer holidays
We all know that uncomfortable sun burn or a brush with a jellyfish are capable of ruining a summer holiday, but have you thought about the effects under-inflated tyres might have on your break or day trip this summer?
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Updated: Wed 21st Jul 2021, 10:46AM UTCConstruction nears on major A303 upgrade in Somerset
Motorists, businesses and residents are invited to find out more about plans to dual three miles of the A303 in Somerset, promising to transform journeys in the south west.
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Updated: Tue 20th Jul 2021, 11:25AM UTCHighways England lays out roadmap to net zero by 2050
Highways England has announced its ambitious new carbon plan that will see it rapidly cut carbon from road construction, maintenance and operations, and support the transition to zero emission vehicles.
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Updated: Mon 19th Jul 2021, 3:34PM UTCLifting of lockdown restrictions prompts work to activate Operation Brock
The lifting of lockdown restrictions from Monday 19 July has triggered the next deployment of the moveable barrier system on the M20 in Kent in preparation for increased passenger numbers, Highways England has confirmed toda…
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Updated: Fri 16th Jul 2021, 11:38AM UTCArchaeologists cracking Roman history along Dere Street, one of Britain’s oldest roads
Final archaeological findings, as part of a major road upgrade in the north of England, have unearthed remains that cast new light on the Roman history of the region.
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Updated: Fri 16th Jul 2021, 8:41AM UTCInsects make a beeline for wildflowers on Yorkshire road
A cornucopia of colour is a sight to bee-hold on busy roadside verges in Yorkshire, creating the perfect habitat for bees and other pollinators.
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Updated: Fri 16th Jul 2021, 10:16AM UTCNew road upgrade helps to build knowledge of Cornwall’s rich history
The construction of a new road in Cornwall is uncovering more and more history of the old A30 route – from the Middle Stone Age all the way through to 20th Century D-Day embarkation camps and Cold War bunkers.
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Updated: Fri 16th Jul 2021, 9:15AM UTCWeek of Action targeting M6 captures more than 600 offences
More than 600 offences were discovered in a week of action by police and Highways England patrolling the M6 in unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’.
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Updated: Thu 15th Jul 2021, 9:51AM UTCNew video gives insight into scale of M6 bridge works
A video animation shows the scale of the major operation to lift 44m-long steel bridge beams into place across the M6 in the West Midlands
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Updated: Fri 9th Jul 2021, 4:49PM UTCFirst phase of multimodal freight strategy published
Network Rail and Highways England have today published the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy
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Updated: Thu 8th Jul 2021, 1:59PM UTC£130 million upgrade set to unlock huge benefits for thriving North East
After more than a million hours of work – around 60 per cent of that time coming from a local workforce – a £130 million junction improvement in the North East is complete.
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Updated: Tue 6th Jul 2021, 2:12PM UTCBritain’s biggest road project restores river footpath
Highways England’s £1.5 billion A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade supports 150-mile long Ouse Valley Way.
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Updated: Mon 28th Jun 2021, 10:00AM UTCHighways England plans £142 million investment to improve roads in the South East
Road-users in the South East are set to enjoy safer, quicker and easier journeys, as Highways England announces a multi-million-pound package of improvements over the next 12 months.
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Updated: Fri 25th Jun 2021, 11:15PM UTCBlooming good show for pupils thanks to Highways England charity challenge
Pupils at a West Midlands primary school are enjoying the summer in a picturesque ‘outdoor classroom’ thanks to a blossoming relationship with the winning team of a Highways England charity challenge.
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Updated: Thu 24th Jun 2021, 9:07AM UTCHighways England digs deep to prepare improvement to vital East Anglia junction
Preparatory work starts for the A47 – A11 Thickthorn Interchange upgrade
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Updated: Tue 22nd Jun 2021, 1:36PM UTCHighways England welcomes go-ahead for M2 junction upgrade in Kent
Vital upgrade gets formal go ahead
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Updated: Tue 22nd Jun 2021, 2:51PM UTC
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