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.
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
Using the hard shoulder
Have you ever seen a vehicle swerve, onto the hard shoulder? Imagine if you had stopped in that very spot. In these short films Quentin Willson tries to uncover some of the surprising behaviour that members of the public engage in, on the hard shoulder. Quentin proceeds to look at the reason why the hard shoulder is for emergency use only and what to do in the event that you do need to use it.
