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Traffic Bulletin: Overnight resurfacing work A35 Dorchester Bypass

Road users are advised that the A35 from the eastern edge of Weymouth Road roundabout to the southern edge of Stinsford roundabout and the entry slip road at the A35 / A352 Max Gate junction will be closed tonight for emergency resurfacing works.

Press releaseSouth West23 May 2013

A1 Leeming to Barton scheme – plans for local access provision published for comment

Plans to upgrade the A1 between Leeming and Barton in North Yorkshire to a three-lane motorway have taken a step forward today (23 May 2013) with the publication of revised plans for local access provision needed for the scheme.

Press releaseYorkshire and the Humber23 May 2013

Traffic bulletin: Overnight closure of M11 northbound, Essex

Drivers using the northbound M11 in Essex are advised that sections of the northbound carriageway will be closed overnight tonight (Thursday 23 May).

Press releaseNational23 May 2013

A1 Alnwick bypass southbound resurfacing

Work to improve the road surface on a 1.6mile (2.6km) section of the A1 between Denwick junction and Alnwick South junction, Alnwick, Northumberland, will take place next week.

Press releaseNorth East23 May 2013

Traffic bulletin: Northbound M6 at Leyland in Lancashire re-opens

The northbound M6 at junction 28 at Leyland in Lancashire has now re-opened following a serious accident earlier today (Wednesday 22 May).

Press releaseNorth West22 May 2013

Denton's motorway litter droppers told to wind it up

Motorists who drop litter out of car windows at a busy motorway junction in Denton are being warned they could face fines of up to £2,500.

Press releaseNorth West22 May 2013

North West drivers urged to ‘Think Bike, Think Biker’ during TT races

Drivers across the North West are being reminded to ‘Think Bike, Think Biker’ over the next few weeks - as thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts pass through the region on their way to Isle of Man TT races.

Press releaseNorth West22 May 2013

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M25 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8 | Anti-clockwise | Congestion

On the M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J9 and J8, there are currently delays of 15 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing one lane between junctions J8 and J7. Normal traffic conditions expected from 5:00 pm.

M25 anti-clockwise between J8 and J7 | Anti-clockwise | Accident

On the M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J9 and J8, there are currently delays of 15 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing one lane between junctions J8 and J7. Normal traffic conditions expected from 5:00 pm.

M62 westbound between J31 and J30 | Westbound | Congestion

On the M62 westbound between junctions J31 and J30, there are currently delays of 10 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing two lanes at junction J30. Normal traffic conditions expected from 4:30 pm.

M62 at junction 30 with the A642 | Westbound | Accident

On the M62 westbound between junctions J31 and J30, there are currently delays of 10 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing two lanes at junction J30. Normal traffic conditions expected from 4:30 pm.

M25 anti-clockwise between J11 and J10 | Anti-clockwise | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J11 and J10, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 4:15 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.

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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