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M62 - Your Local History
A lot of finds were uncovered during the archaeological evaluation carried out for the M62 Junction 6 Improvement scheme so we thought it would be nice to provide an interactive website so you can see what we found.
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Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions
Quick Links
Don't Cross or Walk Along Motorways
The Highways Agency aims to make more people aware of the dangers of walking or crossing our motorway. We have launched a poster and radio campaign aimed at 16-25yr olds. Hopefully with our hard hitting posters, our message will come across.
Educating tomorrow's drivers
See how we are driving through key messages about safety on our network for the drivers of tomorrow.
Meet the Ancestors
Find out about the history of roads and the work the Agency does to preserve archaeological remains.
See when traffic will be lightest
Our traffic forecaster can help get you there quicker
Multi-Modal Studies
What are Multi-Modal Studies?
The Department for Transport's programme of Multi-Modal Studies arose from the Government's A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England, published July 1998. This proposed a series of studies to develop sustainable long-term solutions to problems identified on key parts of the strategic road network.
To implement these studies, in partnership with the Route Management Strategies, a series of Multi Modal Studies were commissioned to consider problems and solutions affecting all modes of travel - hence Multi-Modal. The programme of studies was taken forward by the Government Offices in partnership with Regional Planning Bodies.
The programme of Multi-Modal Studies was announced on 23 March 1999. The areas selected were those identified as experiencing serious problems, particularly on the road network. In practice, the Studies focused on problems on the road, rail and bus systems, including access to ports and airports. The Studies included some analysis of problems of air transport, coastal shipping and inland waterways.
The studies vary considerably in size and complexity. Larger studies cover major strategic transport networks. Smaller studies focus on more specific and localised problems of sufficient importance to warrant detailed examination.
