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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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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.
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Pedestrians
Pedestrians
Issue
Walking accounts for almost 30% of all journeys, and over 80% of journeys of less than a mile. It is a very important mode of transport, both in its own right and also as a means of providing access to public transport.
However, the number of walking trips has fallen in recent years. For a variety of reasons people are now using their cars for journeys they would previously have made on foot, and in some cases where access to a car is not available, not making the journey at all.
If walking can be made safer and personal security improved, there is potential to influence travel decisions away from short-distance car journeys. This is relevant both to the urban and rural context.
Objective
To provide improved facilities for pedestrians along and across trunk roads, and improve links to other key destinations.
Actions will include:
- Considering the needs of pedestrians at all stages of trunk road scheme development, in consultation and collaboration with other parties.
- Working to ensure good access arrangements for pedestrians in and around developments near trunk roads.
- Developing assessment criteria against which the needs of pedestrian safety, personal security and convenience can be judged, in partnership with others.
- Ensuring that maintenance of footways and crossings is carried out regularly to the benefit of pedestrians, and using maintenance schemes to provide enhanced facilities for pedestrians.
- Developing new and improved signs for pedestrian routes.
- Where possible, working with other bodies to provide more direct routes for walking between key destinations.
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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.
