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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
Other Initiatives
Car Sharing lanes
We are building new lanes on our network to encourage people to share cars. At peak times, only vehicles carrying two or more people will be able to use the lanes. The first trials of this initiative will be on the M606/M62 in Yorkshire. More information can be found on the M606 - M62 Car Sharing Lane web page.
For more in depth information about car sharing please visit our car sharing web page.
Park and Rail
We are keen to install traffic signs at key locations on the road network to make people more aware of the location of railway stations and so encourage more people to use trains to avoid congestion.
To find out how effective signs can be in reducing congestion by encouraging more people to use public transport, we are carrying out a study into the impact of some park and rail signs at Chiltern Rail (Warwick Parkway M40).
If the signs are shown to be successful, we will encourage their use at other suitable locations on the road network close to railway stations.
Non Motorised Users
Please visit our dedicated page in the Knowledge Centre Section of this web site for more information, initiatives and progress for non motorised users.
*"The aim of the Government's Multi-Modal Studies was to investigate problems on or with all modes of transport and to seek solutions to those problems. The output from the Studies was a number of different options aimed at addressing the problems within the study area. Each option consisted of a transport plan, that is, a collection of quite specific and individual interventions. Analysis of options needed to be sufficiently detailed to ensure that robust decisions could be made. The results of the Studies have been or will be used by the Regional Planning Bodies in developing and reviewing Regional Transport Strategies."
