Disabled Driver Questionnaire
We want to produce a driver information programme for our disabled customers. To help us produce the best possible guidance, please take a few minutes to fill in our questionnaire.
Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions
Lane Hog!
John Stapleton looks into why people Lane Hog and what effects it has on the driver hogging the lane and other road users.
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
Air Quality and Noise Mitigation
Noise
It is now policy to install quieter surfacing on all new roads, and when we carry out maintenance. We also strive to implement measures where noise is a particular problem for local communities.
We have a ring-fenced budget of £5m each year to carry out noise mitigation measures in the most serious and pressing cases where practical and cost-effective solutions such as noise barriers can be provided.
- Information about noise nuisance caused by motorways and trunk roads
- Prioritisation of Resurfacing of Concrete Trunk Roads with Quieter Materials
Air Quality
As part of our support of the delivery of the PSA target for air quality, we will be continuing to seek opportunities to implement projects that reduce emissions in Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs).
Some AQMAs coincide with parts of our network targeted for improvement in existing programmes, such as the major schemes programme. The Highways Agency will not progress a major scheme which would worsen the situation overall regarding compliance with the EU limit value.
We are evaluating the effectiveness of possible traffic management approaches and other mitigation measures for use in improvement schemes and on the existing network as appropriate.
As part of our influencing travel behaviour work we are giving priority to those sites with known air quality issues. Smaller schemes are also being given enhanced priority if they are forecast to deliver improvements in air quality.
