M20 Operation Brock contraflow deactivated again
Highways England has decided to remove the contraflow on the M20 in Kent which introduced at the end of Coronavirus restrictions to cope with an anticipated rise in travel to France. The moveable barrier will be removed overnight this Saturday and will see the M20 return to three full width lanes at the national speed […]
Highways England to assess north-south connectivity between M4 and south coast
Highways England is to assess the current north-south connectivity in the south west between the M4 and the south coast. The study includes looking at the A338 from Salisbury to Ringwood before it turns into the Wessex Way, as well as the A350, which runs from Wiltshire, around Blandford to Beacon Hill and the A37 […]
Highways England to start consultation on new active travel link in West Sussex
Highways England is to launch a six-week public engagement for people to have their say on new plans for a cycle and walking route to be created on the south coast to link Chichester with Emsworth in West Sussex. The six-mile long off-road route will the two areas along the A259. The route which is […]
Intelligent road repairs among eight new Prosperity Partnerships
Intelligent road repairs are among what are being described as “revolutionary” technologies being developed in a project being supported from a £60 million fund from the UK Research and Innovation division the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The project involves a partnership between construction and engineering company Costain, Highways England and the University of […]
Shapps looking at transport review due to home working
The planning policy for England’s road network is going to be reviewed because of changes to people’s shopping and work since Coronavirus hit and government restrictions were imposed. The current plan was drawn up in 2014 but the Press Association reports that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps believes these need to be re-examined because the shift […]
Hundreds respond to M3 consultation
Hundreds of people have got involved in a recent consultation on proposals to improve the busy M3 junction 9 at Winchester. The scheme, which would see a major revamp of junction 9 (Winnall Interchange) is designed to improve safety, reduce congestion and make journeys quicker for traffic interchanging between the M3 and the A34 to and from the Midlands. Highways England ran an eight-week […]
Construction due to start soon on major A303 upgrade in Somerset as Highways England holds virtual exhibition
Highways England will update the travelling public, businesses and residents on development plans to dual three miles of the A303 in Somerset which it says will ‘transform’ journeys in the south west. Ahead of construction starting on the scheme between Sparkford and Ilchester in September, Highways England will be updating communities and users on the […]
HE urgently reviewing A1 junction after minibus crashes into house
Highways England says it’s going to carry out an urgent view of a junction on the A1 at Peterborough after a minibus crashed into a house last week. The Peterborough Telegraph says The crash happened last Tuesday (July 13) at about 12.50pm, when the minibus crashed into the house near the southbound slip road at […]
HE looks to barriers, speed limits and diversions to clean up air
Highways England is looking at a range of options to improve air quality in areas where emissions from traffic are dangerously high, including more 60 mph limits, 30-feet high barriers and new traffic management to take lorries a different route. Its report Air Quality on England’s Strategic Road Network: Progress Update it says that, while […]
Highways England lays out Net Zero roadmap
Highways England has announced what it calls its ambitious new carbon plan that aims to rapidly cut carbon from road construction, maintenance and operations, and support the transition to zero emission vehicles. The Government company says it is taking “immediate and sustained action” towards decarbonising England’s motorways and A-roads, so they can “continue to bring significant benefits to motorists, communities and businesses in a net-zero future”. To achieve […]
