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M6 Greater Manchester | Southbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M25 Surrey | Clockwise | Heavy traffic   ...   A19 South Tyneside | Northbound | Heavy traffic   ...   A3 Surrey | Northbound | Overturned vehicle, congestion, road closed   ...   M25 Hertfordshire | Clockwise | Heavy traffic   ...   M4 Berkshire | Eastbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M6 Cheshire | Northbound | Accident, 1 lane closed, congestion   ...   M6 Cheshire | Southbound | Broken down vehicle, 1 lane closed, congestion   ...   M25 London | Clockwise | Heavy traffic   ...   M3 Hampshire | Westbound | Accident, congestion   ...   M3 Surrey | Eastbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M25 Buckinghamshire | Anticlockwise | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   A27 Hampshire | Westbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M4 London | Eastbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M6 Cheshire | Northbound | Heavy traffic   ...   A1(M) Wakefield | Southbound | Broken down vehicle, congestion   ...   M61 Greater Manchester | Southbound | Accident | Clear   ...   A64 North Yorkshire | Northbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   A12 Essex | Northbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M25 Surrey | Anticlockwise | Accident | Clear   ...   M5 North Somerset | Southbound | Heavy traffic   ...   A20 Kent | Eastbound | Emergency roadworks, 1 lane closed   ...   A1(M) South Yorkshire | Southbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M56 Cheshire | Westbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M67 Greater Manchester | Eastbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M3 Hampshire | Eastbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M5 South Gloucestershire | Southbound | Accident | Clear   ...   A1 Northumberland | Southbound | Accident | Clear   ...   M25 Essex | Anticlockwise | Heavy traffic   ...   A3 Hampshire | Northbound | Accident, 1 lane closed   ...   A27 West Sussex | Eastbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M18 South Yorkshire | Northbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M11 Essex | Northbound | Broken down vehicle, congestion | Clear   ...   M26 Kent | Eastbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M25 Essex | Anticlockwise | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M56 Greater Manchester | Westbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M40 Warwickshire | Northbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   A483 Shropshire | Southbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   A1(M) Hertfordshire | Southbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M5 West Midlands | Northbound | Broken down vehicle | Clear   ...   A34 Oxfordshire | Northbound | Heavy traffic | Clear   ...   M40 Buckinghamshire | Southbound | Accident, 2 lanes closed   ...   M62 West Yorkshire | Eastbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M42 Worcestershire | Southbound | Accident, 1 lane closed   ...   A12 Essex | Northbound | Heavy traffic   ...   A49 Herefordshire | Southbound | Heavy traffic   ...   M62 West Yorkshire | Westbound | Accident   ...   
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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

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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

Knowledge Centre

Knowledge Centre

roadsignIn this section you'll find a wealth of information about issues relating to our work. Get facts and figures, explore environmental issues, find statistics about road use and safety, and read a brief history of our roads.

Information about the Agency as an organisation can be found under About Us.

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Variable Message Signs
Electronic information signs provide advance warning to drivers of emergencies, incidents and road management. They are aimed at improving safety and minimising the impact of congestion.
Congestion
We are continually developing new ways to ease congestion on our network. Motorway access management is one trial we have devised, incorporating intelligent traffic signals that help smooth your journeys. 
Discover how the Highways Agency's Traffic Officers keep traffic moving.
The Highways Agency has a strong track record in environmental management
We aim to tackle congestion by providing access to information that enables people to make smarter travel choices.