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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

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

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

Traffic bulletin: Northbound M6 closed at Leyland in Lancashire

Drivers across the North West are being advised to avoid the northbound M6 around Leyland in Lancashire following a serious accident earlier today (Wednesday 22 May).

Press releaseNorth West22 May 2013

Highways Agency to resurface M6 southbound near Rugby

The Highways Agency will be resurfacing sections of the M6 on the southbound carriageway between junction 1 and 2 near Rugby starting at the end of May.

Press releaseWest Midlands22 May 2013

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M26 westbound between J2A and M25/A21 | Westbound | Congestion

On the M26 westbound between junction J2A and the M25, there are currently delays of 10 mins caused by congestion due to an earlier multi-vehicle accident. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:45 am.

M2 eastbound between J6 and J7 | Eastbound | Other Unplanned

On the M2 eastbound between junctions J6 and J7, there are currently delays of 30 mins due to an incident closing two lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:30 am.

M25 clockwise between J29 and J30 | Clockwise | Congestion

On the M25 clockwise between junctions J29 and J1A, there are currently delays of 30 mins caused by congestion due to an earlier broken down vehicle. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:30 am.

M32 southbound between J2 and J3 | Southbound | Vehicle Recovery

On the M32 southbound between the M4 and J2, there are currently delays of 15 mins caused by congestion due to vehicle recovery closing one lane between junctions J2 and J3. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:45 am.

M32 southbound between M4 and J1 | Southbound | Congestion

On the M32 southbound between the M4 and J2, there are currently delays of 15 mins caused by congestion due to vehicle recovery closing one lane between junctions J2 and J3. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:45 am.

M25 at junction 30 with the A13 | Clockwise | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M25 clockwise at junction J30, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to a broken down vehicle closing two lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:15 am.

A2 westbound between A28 and A2050 near Canterbury (west) | Westbound | Congestion

On the A2 from Dover towards Faversham between the junctions with the A28 and the M2, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:45 am.

M6 northbound between J4A and J5 | Northbound | Congestion

On the M6 northbound between junctions J4 and J8, there are currently delays of 20 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:15 am.

M2 westbound between J7 and J6 | Westbound | Congestion

On the M2 westbound between junctions J7 and J5, there are currently delays of 15 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:15 am.

M1 southbound between J16 and J15A | Southbound | Congestion

On the M1 southbound between junctions J16 and J15, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:15 am.

A66 westbound between A1150 and A67 near Darlington (east) | Westbound | Object on the Road

The A66 westbound is closed between the junctions with the A1150 and the A67 , due to debris. Road expected to re-open from 12:00 pm.

link road from M6 J8 northbound to M5 southbound | Southbound | Congestion

On the M5 southbound entry slip from the M6 north , there are currently delays of 10 mins caused by congestion due to an earlier accident. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:30 am.

A27 eastbound between A280 and A24 near Worthing (west) | Eastbound | Congestion

On the A27 eastbound between the junctions with the A284 Arundel East and the A24 North, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:15 am.

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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