Managing England's motorways and strategic A roads on behalf of the Department for Transport.

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FIM Superbike World Championship (24–26 May) – Highways Agency advises drivers to allow extra time for journeys

Motorists using the M1 in the East Midlands this weekend are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys as the FIM Superbike World Championship is being staged at Donington Park on 24 to 26 May.

Press releaseWest Midlands20 May 2013

Traffic bulletin: Eastbound M67 closed in Greater Manchester following diesel spill

Drivers in Greater Manchester being advised that the eastbound M67 near Denton is currently closed following an accident involving a lorry which jackknifed earlier today (Monday 20).

Press releaseNorth West20 May 2013

New strategies map out roads to growth

The Government has today published its strategies for more robust long term investment planning on three of England’s key motorways and major “A” roads.

Press releaseNational20 May 2013

Planned roadworks in and around the M25: Weekly summary for Monday 20 May 2013 - Sunday 26 May 2013

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 17 May 2013 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 releaseSouth East20 May 2013

Planned roadworks in Kent and Sussex: Weekly summary for Monday 20 May 2013 - Sunday 26 May 2013

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 17 May 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 releaseSouth East20 May 2013

Planned roadworks in Central Southern England: Weekly summary for Monday 20 May 2013 - Sunday 26 May 2013

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 17 May 2013 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 releaseSouth East20 May 2013

£1.5m for new M62 lighting and safety barriers near Oldham and Rochdale

Work to renew lighting and safety barriers around a key junction of the M62 in Greater Manchester will get underway next month.

Press releaseNorth West20 May 2013

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M20 westbound between J9 and J8 | Westbound | Accident

On the M20 westbound between junctions J9 and J8, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to an accident closing two lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:30 pm.

A46 southbound between A435 near Alcester and B439 | Southbound | Congestion

On the A46 from Coventry towards The M5 between the junctions with the A435 Alcester and the A44 Evesham East , there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:45 pm.

M1 J10 northbound exit | Northbound | Accident

On the M1 northbound exit slip at junction J10 , there are currently delays of 10 mins due to an accident closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:00 pm.

A19 at the junction with the A174 | Southbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the A19 southbound at the junction with the A174, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:15 pm.

A19 southbound access from A174 | Southbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the A19 southbound entry slip from the A174 , minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:15 pm.

M6 northbound between M6 Toll and J4 | Northbound | Congestion

On the M6 northbound between junctions J3A and J4A, there are currently delays of 1 hour caused by congestion due to an earlier accident. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:30 pm.

A259 eastbound between B2182 and A269 near Bexhill (west) | Eastbound | Congestion

On the A259 from Eastbourne towards Hastings West between the junctions with the A27 and the A269 Bexhill East , there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:00 pm.

M18 northbound between J5 and J6 | Northbound | Fuel Spillage

On the M18 northbound between junctions J5 and J6, there are currently delays of 15 mins due to an oil/fuel spill closing two lanes. Normal traffic conditions expected from 4:00 pm.

M6 southbound between J15 and J14 | Southbound | Broken Down Vehicle

On the M6 southbound between junctions J15 and J14, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:15 pm.

A27 eastbound between B2123 and A277 | Eastbound | Vehicle Recovery

The A27 eastbound is closed between the junctions with the A23 and the A277, due to vehicle recovery. Road expected to re-open from 3:45 pm.

M67 eastbound between J1A and J2 | Eastbound | Accident

On the M67 eastbound between the M60 and junction J2, there are currently delays of 20 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing the road between junctions J1A and J2. Road expected to re-open from 3:00 pm.

M67 eastbound between J1 and J1A | Eastbound | Congestion

On the M67 eastbound between the M60 and junction J2, there are currently delays of 20 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing the road between junctions J1A and J2. Road expected to re-open from 3:00 pm.

M67 westbound between J2 and J1A | Westbound | Accident

On the M67 westbound between junctions J2 and J1A, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to an accident closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 3:00 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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