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
How TCCs will be provided
The Highways Agency will be developing a public/private partnership to provide the TCC services. After a competition, the successful private sector partner (the TCC company) will provide the traffic control centres, network monitoring and driver information system, as well as information on the performance of the network.
TCCs will be operated to procedures agreed by the Highways Agency in partnership with others who have a role in running the road network. The TCC systems and staff will be provided by the private sector. These people will also be responsible for providing much improved traffic information, making the best use of new technology in information systems and mobile communications.
The number of control centres needed to provide the required services will depend upon the proposals submitted by the private sector. The Highways Agency is looking to identify the optimum, most cost-effective way to support the future operational management of England's trunk roads. The Highways Agency will specify core requirements for TCC services but the private sector will have significant freedom to put forward their own ideas. After negotiations, the Highways Agency will select the preferred proposals for implementation. It is expected that the range of services provided by the TCC company will increase in response to drivers' needs and the opportunities afforded by developing technology.
The information required over the life of the contract to operate the TCCs will be supported by existing systems installed on the network. However, these will need considerable expansion as every link and junction of the trunk road system, some 2,000 in all, will need to be covered. Additional monitoring will come from the installation of more CCTV cameras, a network of road sensors and traffic reports from information providers.
