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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
Tourism
Tourists and people travelling for leisure purposes can also help themselves by making * 'Smarter travel choices' in their travel arrangements. For example :
- encouraging holidaymakers and visitors to attractions to use coaches and rail rather than cars;
- when making journeys by car, we advise holidaymakers to use the 'Transport Direct' journey planner website to help them to avoid peak congestion times;
- working with Tourist Boards and Councils to provide travel information for tourists;
- to work with the industry on the implementation of leisure/tourism travel plans at specific attractions and destinations, with the aim of improving travel choices for visitors.
* 'Smarter travel choices' are techniques for influencing people's travel behaviour towards more sustainable options such as encouraging school, workplace and individualised travel planning. They also seek to improve public transport and promote services such as travel awareness campaigns, setting up websites for car share schemes, supporting car clubs and encouraging teleworking.
