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
The Motorway Signal Mark 4
New motorway information signs switched on
New road signs giving clearer information about road conditions to drivers were switched on, October 8 on the M4 in Berkshire . The signs replace existing message signs dating from the 1970s.
The signs - know as MS4s - provide drivers with red and white temporary speed restrictions, accident warnings and alerts for traffic jams and dangerous conditions.
This £16 million first UK pilot, which will help reduce accidents and save lives, uses hi-tech features enabling the signs to use both pictures and text to inform people.
Tests have already shown that motorists respond to incidents ahead and queues a second faster to pictures and lower case text in an instant, making the difference between slight and fatal injuries.
Communications equipment embedded in the road monitors traffic flow and queuing traffic and automatically sets speed signs to show a lower speed limit preventing incidents. New CCTV will also help police monitor incidents and provide information to motorist about road conditions.
Transport Minister Dr Kim Howells switched on the signs, and also visited the £38.5 million A34 Chieveley scheme, which provides a through route from the A34 under the M4 and connections back to the existing M4 at Junction 13. This scheme will cut congestion at this busy intersection between Oxford and Winchester and reducing accidents by 13 per cent.
