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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
Diversion routes
Key Points
- Alternative routes
- Clearly signposted
- Know what the symbols mean
If the motorway is closed for any reason, we always do our best to make sure an alternative route is clearly signposted. There are two types of diversion; planned and unplanned.
A planned diversion, perhaps because of roadworks is normally publicised in advance on our website, Traffic Radio and local media, variable message signs and on temporary signs at the side of the road, so that as few people as possible are taken by surprise by the road closure.
An unplanned or emergency diversion, usually caused by a serious incident often means that drivers are directed to leave the road without prior warning and without a clear diversion in place. We are working with local highway authorities to agree the best diversion routes and provide signing using one of the symbols shown below.
Should you be diverted off one of our roads you can simply follow the symbol and you will end up back on the road you were originally travelling on, albeit further on.
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