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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
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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
Safety - emergency vehicle access
Safety was at the centre of the design of Active Traffic Management and we worked very closely with the emergency services during the development of the scheme.
The proximity of the gantries on Active Traffic Management makes for a very flexible motorway - operators at the control centre have the ability to open and close any lane of this stretch of motorway at the touch of a button. The extensive CCTV coverage also means that the operators will spot any incident very quickly and take appropriate action
In the event of an incident the operators can simply close the affected lane(s) by putting a red cross on the electronic signal above the lane. This means that the lane is clear for emergency vehicle access and traffic can still make it past the scene using the unaffected lanes. The electronic message signs will also make sure that drivers have the latest information on any road closures.
Results from the M42 have actually shown a decrease in the number of accidents - the accident rate went down from an average 5.1 a month to an average 1.8 a month.
