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Have your say on guidance for driving on motorways and high-speed roads in The Highway Code
The Highway Code is to be updated to give motorists a better understanding of what to do on motorways and high-speed roads and how they operate.
Highways England Press Release
Updated: Mon 1st Mar 2021, 4:56PM UTCNew footbridge to be provide safe passage over A5
Schoolchildren, cyclists and pedestrians will soon be able to use a new and wider bridge to cross the A5.
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Updated: Wed 17th Feb 2021, 3:54PM UTCI dig u – 2,000-year-old Cupid figurine among Roman artefacts found on major route
As Valentine's Day comes around, it's natural to feel a little lovestruck – and this Cupid figurine certainly caught the eye of archaeologists working for Highways England.
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Updated: Fri 12th Feb 2021, 4:49PM UTCShow your vehicle some TLC in lockdown
Highways England and partners are today encouraging road users to carry out regular vehicle maintenance and checks during the current national lockdown.
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Updated: Fri 12th Feb 2021, 1:57PM UTCA31 cash boosts cycling and pedestrian access to Ringwood street
Highways England is improving access for residents, walkers and cyclists along West Street, Ringwood, in the New Forest ahead of work to widen the A31, with help from a cash award.
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Updated: Thu 4th Feb 2021, 4:09PM UTCM6 milestone after weekend closures
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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Updated: Thu 4th Feb 2021, 3:23PM UTCHighways England welcomes business sign-up to A303 Stonehenge scheme
More than 150 companies have now signed up to be a part of Highways England’s A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade past Stonehenge.
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Updated: Thu 4th Feb 2021, 11:03AM UTCJacobs awarded £162.5m Lower Thames Crossing contract
Highways England has awarded Jacobs the £162.5m Integration Partner contract which will see the company act as a catalyst for collaboration between Highways England and the Lower Thames Crossing’s three main works contracts …
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Updated: Wed 3rd Feb 2021, 4:47PM UTCNew weather stations helping to keep essential traffic moving this winter
New roadside weather stations on five-metre-high poles are helping keep England’s motorways and major A roads moving this winter.
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Updated: Mon 1st Feb 2021, 3:13PM UTCHighways England welcomes green light for major A303 upgrade
Highways England has welcomed today’s go-ahead for a major road upgrade that will transform journeys in the South West and boost the regional economy.
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Updated: Fri 29th Jan 2021, 4:33PM UTCM60’s missing link scheme moves closer to reality
Two thirds back plans for major Simister Island upgrade in public consultation
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Updated: Thu 28th Jan 2021, 3:43PM UTCMore than 22,000 people to work on Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England has today (Thursday 28 January) revealed the major jobs boost the Lower Thames Crossing will give to Kent and Essex, with at least 22,000 people expected to work on the country’s largest road scheme since th…
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Updated: Thu 28th Jan 2021, 1:09PM UTCHighways England funds study to help £2.5m rivers scheme become a reality
A £2.5 million scheme to increase wildlife numbers, provide better access for families and alleviate flooding around rivers in a Staffordshire town moves a step closer.
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Updated: Thu 28th Jan 2021, 10:05AM UTCSopra Steria awarded contract to run traffic information service until 2026
Highways England has awarded Sopra Steria the National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) contract to provide round-the-clock real-time traffic information about England’s busiest roads.
Highways England Press Release
Updated: Wed 27th Jan 2021, 3:41PM UTCHighways England urges local businesses to play a part in A30 Cornwall upgrade
Highways England is urging companies in and around Cornwall to play a part in the multi-million pound upgrade of the A30 between Chiverton and Carland Cross.
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Updated: Wed 13th Jan 2021, 4:26PM UTCHighways England funding resolves cycleway’s missing link
Highways England investment will resolve a missing link on one of the National Cycle Network’s key routes by extending the A36 cycleway.
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Updated: Fri 8th Jan 2021, 5:39PM UTCHighways England Chair announces Acting Chief Executive
Highways England Chair Dipesh J Shah OBE today announced Nick Harris will be Highways England’s Acting Chief Executive from 1 February when Jim O’Sullivan steps down from the role.
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Updated: Thu 7th Jan 2021, 3:44PM UTCA47 junction upgrade gets go-ahead for February
More reliable and safer journeys are in store for drivers on the A47 in Cambridgeshire
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Updated: Wed 6th Jan 2021, 11:14AM UTCFirst phase of research paves the way for further studies on microplastics pollution
Highways England has launched a study into whether surface water which runs off roads affects the level of microplastics in the environment.
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Updated: Wed 30th Dec 2020, 2:48PM UTCHighways England’s A30 Cornwall upgrade to step up a gear in new year
Work is set to step up on Highways England’s A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade in the new year.
Highways England Press Release
Updated: Wed 23rd Dec 2020, 2:21PM UTC
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