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Drainage improvements on the M4 near Cippenham

Road users are set to benefit from work to improve drainage on the M4 near Cippenham.

Press releaseSouth East12 February 2013

Overnight closures for bridge work at M5 junction 3 near Quinton, Birmingham

The Highways Agency will be carrying out work on the two bridges that form the M5 junction 3 Quinton interchange near Birmingham from Monday 18 February.

Press releaseWest Midlands12 February 2013

Traffic bulletin: northbound A12 closed near Colchester

Road users are advised that the northbound A12 near Colchester in Essex is likely to remain closed into this evening’s peak period.

Press releaseEast11 February 2013

Overnight work to maintain safety on A120 near Stansted

Overnight work to maintain safe and reliable journeys on the A120 at Bishops Stortford near Stansted is due to take place later this month.

Press releaseEast11 February 2013

Weekly summary of roadworks for M25: Monday 11 February - Sunday 17 February 2013

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

Press releaseSouth East11 February 2013

Cutting red tape to support development near motorways and major ‘A’ roads.

A six-week consultation has been launched, helping to reduce barriers around unnecessary regulations on England’s motorways and major A roads.

Press releaseNational11 February 2013

Weekly summary of roadworks in Kent and Sussex: Monday 11 February - Sunday 17 February 2013

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work

The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

Press releaseSouth East11 February 2013

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A66 westbound between B6542 near Appleby-in-Westmorland (south) and B6542 near Appleby-in-Westmorland (north) | Westbound | Vehicle on Fire

The A66 westbound is closed between the junctions with the A685 and the A6, due to a vehicle on fire. Road expected to re-open from 2:00 pm.

A1 southbound between B6326 and B1174 near Grantham (north) | Southbound | Accident

On the A1 southbound between the junctions with the A46 and the A52, there are currently delays of 20 mins due to an accident closing two lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:00 pm.

M62 westbound between J25 and J24 | Westbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M62 westbound between junctions J25 and J24, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:00 pm.

M6 southbound between J33 and J32 | Southbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M6 southbound between junctions J33 and J32, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:00 pm.

A303 eastbound between A34 and A30 | Eastbound | Accident

On the A303 eastbound between the junctions with the A34 and the M3, there are currently delays of 15 mins due to an accident closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:15 pm.

M180 eastbound between J2 and J3 | Eastbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M180 eastbound between junctions J2 and J3, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:15 pm.

A1 northbound between B1174 near Grantham (north) and B6326 | Northbound | Other Unplanned

On the A1 northbound between the junctions with the A52 and the A46, there are currently delays of 20 mins due to an incident closing two lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:00 pm.

M4 eastbound between J12 and J11 | Eastbound | Congestion

On the M4 eastbound between junctions J13 and J12, there are currently delays of 40 mins caused by congestion due to heavy traffic between junctions J12 and J11. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:00 pm.

M4 eastbound between J13 and J12 | Eastbound | Congestion

On the M4 eastbound between junctions J13 and J12, there are currently delays of 40 mins caused by congestion due to heavy traffic between junctions J12 and J11. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:00 pm.

M6 northbound between J41 and J42 | Northbound | Vehicle Recovery

On the M6 northbound between junctions J41 and J42, minor delays are possible due to vehicle recovery closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 11:30 am.

A46 southbound between A422 and A435 near Alcester | Southbound | Road Flooded

On the A46 from Coventry towards The M5 between the junctions with the A422 and the A435 Alcester, minor delays are possible due to flooding . Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 pm.

A27 eastbound between B2144 and A285 near Chichester (west) | Eastbound | Road Flooded

On the A27 eastbound between the junctions with the A259 Chichester East and the A285 Halnaker , there are currently delays of 10 mins due to flooding closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 pm.

See below for a selection of recently added projects, or find your project.
A1 Leeming to Barton Improvement

The A1 Leem­ing to Bar­ton upgrade will replace the exist­ing dual car­riage­way with a new three lane motorway.

Type: Road project

A2 Eastcliffe/Jubilee Way

Work is tak­ing place on the A2 Jubilee Way Bridge in Dover, Kent.

Type: Road project

M5 Junction 13 to 14 Coaley Cambridge Bridge

The scheme involves struc­tural con­crete repairs to the verge piers and foun­da­tion of the bridge at Coa­ley Cam­bridge, Gloucester.

Type: Road project

M5 Junction 20-21 Vehicle Restraint System (VRS)

The scheme involves the instal­la­tion of 1.7km of con­crete cen­tral reserve and verge barrier.

Type: Road project

A500 Talke to M6 Junction 16 Drainage

We will be repair­ing the drainage sys­tem, car­ry­ing out repairs on dam­aged pipes and installing new pipe lin­ing to pre­vent future damage.

Type: Road project

M5 Junction 11A-12 Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) and Wheatridge Bridge Repairs

We are installing 4km of con­crete cen­tral reserve bar­rier, repair­ing over-bridge foun­da­tions and replac­ing a sec­tion of embankment.

Type: Road project

M181 Midmoor to Frodingham Northbound and Southbound Central Reserve Safety Barrier Renewal

We are replac­ing 1.93 miles of exist­ing steel cen­tral reserve safety fence.

Type: Road project

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M1 Junctions 28-31 Managed Motorways - Public Exhibition Boards

M1 Junc­tions 28–31 Man­aged Motor­ways — Pub­lic Exhi­bi­tion Boards — Feb­ru­ary 2013

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Equality and Diversity - Gathering Momentum - Progress in delivering the Highways Agency equality objectives April 2012 - March 2013

In April 2012 the Agency set four equal­ity objec­tives. The Gath­er­ing Momen­tum doc­u­ment sum­marises progress made dur­ing the first year of deliv­ery and demon­strates how we are giv­ing due regard to our equal­ity duties.

Publication

Health and Safety: Leadership requirement for construction and maintenance - October 2012

The Health and Safety Lead­er­ship Require­ments doc­u­ment (HSLR) sets out what we expect of our staff, sup­pli­ers, util­ity providers and stake­hold­ers in demon­strat­ing lead­er­ship to deliver health and safety excellence.

Publication

PQP Applicant Company Guidance

The Pre-Qualification Pack (PQP) Guid­ance is designed to guide appli­cant com­pa­nies through the pre-qualification process, offer­ing a detailed expla­na­tion of what infor­ma­tion the High­ways Agency (HA) needs, why we are col­lect­ing it and how it will be assessed. The aim of the pack is to make the pre-qualification process as trans­par­ent, sim­ple and con­sis­tent as…

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Business Plan 2012-2013

Busi­ness Plan 2012–13 sets out how the High­ways Agency will oper­ate, main­tain and improve the 4,300-mile net­work of motor­ways and trunk roads in England.

Publication

Procurement Strategy

The Agency’s Pro­cure­ment Strat­egy sets out its approach to the pro­cure­ment of goods, ser­vices and con­struc­tion expertise.

Publication

Aiming for Zero - road worker safety

Safety alerts pro­vide advice to High­ways Agency staff and our sup­ply chain in the event of unfore­seen inci­dents that could result in seri­ous consequences.

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