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
Introduction
The 6,500-mile trunk road and motorway network accounts for less than 4% of England's roads, yet is used for one third of all road journeys and one half of all lorry journeys. Forecasts show that traffic could almost double by the year 2025 if demand is unconstrained.
In November 1996 the Highways Agency launched a consultation exercise into establishing Regional Traffic Control Centres (RTCCs). RTCCs offer the opportunity to use new technology and improved driver information systems for the strategic management of trunk road traffic. We produced a consultation brochure which set out the general aims and objectives for RTCCs and asked respondents to focus their comments on specific questions. The consultation included a one-day seminar in January 1997 and concluded in March.
A total of 74 organisations, companies and individuals, representing a wide cross-section of the public and private sectors, responded to the invitation. We are grateful to all of them for their valuable contribution towards developing the RTCC concept.
This report provides a summary of the consultation's findings. We will now use the responses we received to take forward the RTCC initiative and develop our proposals more fully. This is likely to involve us seeking further discussions with some of the respondents. Once our proposals are finalised, the Government will then determine the way forward for the project within the context of its current transport policy and spending reviews.
