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Press release: Milestone for A585 bypass plan
A new dual carriageway in Lancashire is a step closer after the Planning Inspectorate agrees to examine plans.
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Updated: Tue 11th Dec 2018, 3:20PM UTCPress release: Full steam ahead for Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path
£7.9 million has been awarded for the final phase of reconnecting the Keswick to Threlkeld multi-user trail which was severely damaged in Storm Desmond in 2015.
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Updated: Thu 6th Dec 2018, 12:44PM UTCPress release: Smart alliance to improve journeys on England’s busiest motorways
Highways England invites companies to join a £4.5bn alliance to improve motorway journeys and continue work to connect the country and deliver roads of the future.
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Updated: Wed 5th Dec 2018, 2:44PM UTCPress release: Spring announcement due for A358 route solution
A planned solution to the problems faced by people using the A358 in the South West is expected to be announced in the spring.
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Updated: Wed 5th Dec 2018, 1:48PM UTCPress release: England’s first motorway turns 60 with major technology upgrade
Exactly 60 years ago today (5 December 1958), 2,300 drivers drove along a new road for the first time…and straight into the history books.
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Updated: Wed 5th Dec 2018, 9:31AM UTCPress release: Instructors’ thumbs up for motorway driving lessons
Driving instructors in the North West have given the thumbs up to new learner driver motorway lessons.
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Updated: Thu 29th Nov 2018, 3:07PM UTCPress release: 55 years on, Dartford crossing looks to the future
With plans for a new Lower Thames Crossing between Kent, Thurrock and Essex in public consultation, the original Dartford Tunnel marks its 55th anniversary.
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Updated: Wed 28th Nov 2018, 11:33AM UTCPress release: UK’s biggest road upgrade reaches half-way point
A £1.5 billion project that will transform journeys on one of the east of England’s most vital roads reaches its half-way point this week.
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Updated: Wed 28th Nov 2018, 10:58AM UTCPress release: Project ‘setts’ up new home for badgers near M6
For badgers living in undergrowth near the M6 in Coventry it was a case of location, location, location when we started work on a major motorway upgrade.
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Updated: Tue 27th Nov 2018, 3:15PM UTCPress release: Saltash Tunnel gets hi-tech safety upgrade
New technology will be installed in the Saltash Tunnel over the coming months to ensure the safety of thousands of drivers who use the route in Cornwall.
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Updated: Wed 21st Nov 2018, 11:16AM UTCPress release: Sefton community urged to get involved in A5036 consultation
The High Court has upheld our approach to developing options for a vital £250 million investment in the A5036 between Switch Island and the Port of Liverpool.
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Updated: Fri 16th Nov 2018, 2:40PM UTCPress release: Pupils find out there’s more to being an engineer than first thought
A small army of budding engineers from the Black Country and Birmingham attended an industry event to find out more about what a career in engineering could entail.
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Updated: Thu 15th Nov 2018, 11:29AM UTCNews story: Government supports study into potential of new Yorkshire bypass
New bypass could reduce congestion in Shipley.
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Updated: Fri 7th Sep 2018, 2:00PM UTCPress release: Severn Crossings to go toll-free on 17 December 2018
Early festive boost for commuters, shoppers and businesses on both sides of the border
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Updated: Tue 2nd Oct 2018, 11:03AM UTCPress release: Cycling boss swaps office for saddle in 300-mile challenge
The man in charge of some of the North West’s biggest cycling schemes is wheeling out his childhood bike for a 300-mile challenge from Wednesday 19 September.
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Updated: Tue 18th Sep 2018, 8:55AM UTCPress release: Seed of success for A19
Orchids and bumblebees have benefitted from green-fingered roadworkers on the A19 and the work has cultivated in a top environmental award.
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Updated: Wed 26th Sep 2018, 2:53PM UTCPress release: New smart road lights prevent lane drifting at motorway junction
Smart lights in the road surface which help drivers stay in the right lane have been introduced for the first time at a major motorway junction.
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Updated: Mon 8th Oct 2018, 2:37PM UTCPress release: Road schemes to help create jobs and homes in Yorkshire and North East
Communities in Yorkshire and the North East are set to benefit from three major road improvements
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Updated: Thu 13th Sep 2018, 12:43PM UTCNews story: Corridor announced to unlock full potential of England’s economic heartland
Corridor B chosen for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.
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Updated: Wed 12th Sep 2018, 9:58AM UTCPress release: Traffic officers go back to school for road safety education
It will be back to school for Highways England traffic officers next week as they visit pupils living alongside the A30 in Cornwall to hand out a few road safety lessons.
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Updated: Wed 12th Sep 2018, 2:31PM UTCPress release: ‘Don’t be a Space Invader’ – stay safe, stay back says Highways England
Stay safe, stay back - that is the message from Highways England today as it reveals the extent - and impact - of tailgating on the country’s major roads and motorways.
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Updated: Sun 16th Sep 2018, 11:15PM UTCPress release: Super structure lifted over M6 as part of major technology upgrade
New timelapse footage shows a giant gantry being lifted over the M6 as part of a major technology upgrade which will help improve journeys for thousands of drivers.
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Updated: Thu 4th Oct 2018, 8:23AM UTCPress release: New awards to celebrate the best in the highways sector
A new set of awards designed to celebrate the very best of the highways sector launched on 1 October 2018.
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Updated: Tue 2nd Oct 2018, 1:45PM UTCPress release: Traffic officers earn top marks for road safety exercise in schools
Highways England traffic officers proved to be a real ‘class’ act when they dropped in to see pupils at three primary schools in Cornwall this week.
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Updated: Mon 24th Sep 2018, 8:42AM UTCPress release: High tech system promotes wildlife around Devon and Cornwall roads
Images from space and computer wizardry help Highways England develop a ground breaking approach
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Updated: Tue 18th Sep 2018, 8:58AM UTCPress release: M6 bridge on the move in 24-hour operation this weekend
Motorists are reminded that work to remove an 800 tonne, 250ft long bridge over the M6 in Staffordshire takes place this weekend.
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Updated: Tue 18th Sep 2018, 2:40PM UTCPress release: New route set to cut commuter journey times
Commuters travelling through the Midlands are set to benefit from a new multi-million-pound route linking the M54 to the M6.
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Updated: Thu 27th Sep 2018, 8:35AM UTCPress release: Schoolboy super-fan meets stars of his favourite show
A young fan has enjoyed a surprise visit to meet the stars behind a rating winning documentary series which focuses on the country’s longest road.
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Updated: Fri 28th Sep 2018, 11:12AM UTCStatement to Parliament: Oxford to Cambridge Expressway: road scheme update
Preferred corridor for the new Oxford to Cambridge Expressway announced.
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Updated: Wed 12th Sep 2018, 9:02AM UTCPress release: Marking 12 months of the new Tonbridge to Pembury bypass
One year ago today, Highways England opened the new A21 Tonbridge to Pembury Bypass.
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Updated: Mon 24th Sep 2018, 9:54AM UTC
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