Highways England

Highways England referred to CPS over smart...

Feb 12, 2021Comments off

Highways England could face manslaughter charges after the death of a 62-year-old grandmother on a stretch of smart motorway. A coroner investigating the death of

Highways England: What a difference a year ...

Feb 05, 2021Comments off

Fascinating new footage released by Highways England offers a bird’s eye view of progress being made on the £78 million transformation of a busy M6

New weather stations helping to keep traffi...

Feb 02, 2021Comments off

New roadside weather stations on five-metre-high poles are helping keep England’s motorways and major A roads moving this winter. The weather stations provide vital information

Are Highways England addressing smart motor...

Jan 25, 2021Comments off

The safety of smart motorways has hit the news again this week, after an inquest heard the deaths of two men on a converted stretch

Highways England catches tailgaters on came...

Jan 11, 2021Comments off

Highways England is trialling the use of new cameras to clamp down on tailgating, an offence it says is a factor in around one in

Vanishing act for ghost markings

Dec 17, 2020Comments off

An end to confusing ‘ghost markings’ on roads could soon be in sight following a competition launched by Highways England to tackle the worldwide issue.

New year weekend M6 junction closures in Ch...

Dec 16, 2020Comments off

Drivers using the M6 in Cheshire will see big changes in the New Year when a new bridge across the motorway begins to take shape.

Highways England – helping you this Chris...

Dec 11, 2020Comments off

If you’re travelling this Christmas, Highways England will be helping you by removing the vast majority of roadworks from 6am on Sunday 20 December. Some

Abseiling, crawling and diving – all in a...

Nov 23, 2020Comments off

A two-year routine maintenance programme by Highways England on a bridge used by around 23,000 drivers a day has recently completed – with hardly any

New gritters take to the road

Oct 06, 2020Comments off

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