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Traffic bulletin: M62 West Yorkshire incident cleared - both carriageways open

Both the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the M62 east of Bradford have now re-opened following the road traffic collision between junctions 26 and 27 of the motorway earlier today (Friday 17 May).

Press releaseNational17 May 2013

Traffic bulletin: Westbound M62 in West Yorkshire re-opens; Eastbound remains closed

Drivers in West Yorkshire are being advised that the westbound carriageway of the M62 east of Bradford and the link from the M621 onto the westbound M62 have re-opened following a road traffic collision earlier this afternoon (Friday 17 May).

Press releaseNorth West17 May 2013

Traffic bulletin: M40 junction 10 southbound entry slip road closed tonight

Road users are advised that the southbound entry slip road at junction 10 will be closed overnight tonight (Friday 17 May) for safety barrier repairs.

Press releaseSouth East17 May 2013

Signalisation works at A45/A46 Stivichall Festival Roundabout near Coventry

The Highways Agency is to modernise and refurbish the traffic signals at the A45/A56 Stivichall Festival Roundabout near Coventry. Work will start on Tuesday 21 May and last approximately one week.

Press releaseWest Midlands17 May 2013

Traffic bulletin: Northbound A23 slip roads closed at Handcross tonight

Road users are advised that the northbound A23 slip roads at Handcross will be closed tonight (Friday 17 May) to enable the Highways Agency to install a concrete barrier.

Press releaseSouth East17 May 2013

Planned roadworks in Yorkshire and the Humber: Weekly summary for Monday 20 May – Sunday 26 May

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.

Press releaseYorkshire and the Humber17 May 2013

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M6 southbound between J19 and J18 | Southbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M6 southbound between junctions J19 and J18, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 pm.

M6 southbound between J32 and J31A | Southbound | Overturned Vehicle

On the M6 southbound between junctions J32 and J31, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to an overturned vehicle closing three lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 pm.

M6 northbound within J19 | Northbound | Congestion

On the M6 northbound between junctions J19 and J20, there are currently delays of 30 mins caused by congestion due to heavy traffic between junctions J16 and J19. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:30 pm.

M6 northbound between J16 and J17 | Northbound | Congestion

On the M6 northbound between junctions J19 and J20, there are currently delays of 30 mins caused by congestion due to heavy traffic between junctions J16 and J19. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:30 pm.

M5 northbound between J22 and J21 | Northbound | Overturned Vehicle

On the M5 northbound between junctions J22 and J21, there are currently delays of 2 and a half hours caused by congestion due to an overturned vehicle closing one lane between junctions J22 and J21. Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 pm.

M5 northbound within J22 | Northbound | Congestion

On the M5 northbound between junctions J22 and J21, there are currently delays of 2 and a half hours caused by congestion due to an overturned vehicle closing one lane between junctions J22 and J21. Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 pm.

A21 southbound between A25 and A225 | Southbound | Congestion

On the A21 southbound between the junctions with the A25 and the A26, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:30 pm.

A1(M) southbound between J6 and J4 | Southbound | Overturned Vehicle

On the A1(M) southbound between junctions J6 and J4, minor delays are possible due to an overturned vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:45 pm.

A46 southbound between A4184 and B4035 | Southbound | Congestion

On the A46 from Coventry towards The M5 between the junctions with the A4184 and the A44 Evesham East , there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:45 pm.

M6 southbound between J20 and J19 | Southbound | Accident

On the M6 southbound between junctions J21 and J20A, there are currently delays of 40 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing three lanes between junctions J20A and J19. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:45 pm.

M6 southbound between J21 and J20 | Southbound | Congestion

On the M6 southbound between junctions J21 and J20A, there are currently delays of 40 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing three lanes between junctions J20A and J19. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:45 pm.

A34 northbound between M3/A34 and A33 | Northbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the A34 northbound between the junctions with the M3 and the A272, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:45 pm.

See below for a selection of recently added projects, or find your project.
A50 - A500 Sideway Improvement

This work has been designed to tackle con­ges­tion at A50 — A500 Side­way by improv­ing the traf­fic sig­nals, road mark­ings and road signs at the junction.

Type: Road project

A5 Edgebold roundabout junction improvement

This work has been designed to tackle con­ges­tion at the A5 Edge­bold round­about by widen­ing the car­riage­way, and improv­ing road mark­ings and road signs.

Type: Road project

A5 / A5148 Wall Island junction improvement

This work has been designed to tackle con­ges­tion by installing traf­fic sig­nals and widen­ing the approaches to the junction.

Type: Road project

M5 junction 4 improvements

The work has been designed to tackle con­ges­tion at the M5 junc­tion 4 by widen­ing the junc­tion and cre­at­ing a new lane.

Type: Road project

A43 / M40 J10 Economy

This work has been designed to tackle con­ges­tion by chang­ing the way traf­fic on the A43 enters the M40 south­bound traffic

Type: Road project

A66 Morton Palms to Little Burdon

We are resur­fac­ing the car­riage­way on the A66 between Mor­ton Palms and Lit­tle Bur­don roundabouts.

Type: Road project

A5 Emstrey roundabout improvement

This work has been designed to tackle con­ges­tion by realign­ing the car­riage­way and intro­duc­ing traf­fic lights.

Type: Road project

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Business Plan 2013-2014

The High­ways Agency Busi­ness Plan for 2013 — 2014.

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Regional traffic model library

Sum­mary These libraries pro­vide a snap­shot of trans­port mod­el­ling capa­bil­ity in the regions to aid those who wish to under­take assess­ment work.  They list and gives brief details of traf­fic mod­els ref­er­enced to regional maps. Inclu­sion in the list does not nec­es­sar­ily mean that a model is suit­able for eval­u­at­ing the impact of devel­op­ment pro­pos­als or meet­ing other assess­ment require­ments. Pro­mot­ers of devel­op­ment and others…

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Highways Agency Initial Fire Risk Audit Report

This report pro­vides an ini­tial assess­ment of the poten­tial fire risk loca­tions around the strate­gic road net­work (SRN), con­sist­ing of the motor­ways and trunk roads of England.

Publication

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.

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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.

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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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