Manchester confirms places (but not spend) on 5 specialist frameworks20/05/2024 Contractors have been named on five specialist highways frameworks set up by Manchester City Council. |
Footage shows driver ignoring motorway closure09/12/2016 CCTV footage released by Highways England shows road workers chasing after a motorist who ignored a road closure on the M60 in Eccles. |
Work on Manchester’s smart motorway enters new phase14/06/2016 Highways England has started work to upgrade 56 overhead gantries on the 17-mile smart motorway route between the M60 and M62 in Manchester. |
M62 improvements form part of NIC findings15/03/2016 The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has recommended that Highways England should accelerate enhancements to the M62 between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds. |
Sinkhole causing delays in Manchester19/08/2015 A sinkhole that has opened up on one of Manchester’s busiest roads could lead to weeks of delays for motorists. |
£8m to be spent on Manchester’s roads31/07/2015 More than £8 million will be spent on improving Manchester’s busiest roads over the next three years. |
Recovery teams help over 3,500 smart motorway drivers02/06/2015 More than 3,500 smart motorway drivers have been given help to get back on the move after breaking down in Greater Manchester. |
£15bn northern transport plan unveiled06/08/2014 A coalition of five key cities in the North of England have drawn up a £15 billion transport plan that could see roads capacity increased by up to 150%. |
Works starts on new £5.5m bridge27/05/2014 Preparatory work to install a new £5.5 million road bridge across the M56 near Manchester Airport is underway. |
Major traffic signalling upgrade completed in Manchester22/04/2014 Siemens has completed the UK’s biggest traffic signalling upgrade after replacing a total of 52,000 traditional traffic signal bulbs with longer-lasting and energy saving LED lights in Manchester. |
Swarco to provide enhanced signage for Manchester22/04/2014 Enhanced driver information signs supplied by Swarco are set to be used on roads around Manchester. |
M602 improvement works to take place04/12/2013 An £800,000 Highways Agency project to tackle wear and tear along the M602 in Greater Manchester will start next week. |
AECOM re-appointed on Manchester framework21/11/2013 AECOM is set to deliver a wide portfolio of highway and public transport improvements across Greater Manchester after being re-appointed to a civil and structural engineering professional services framework. |
Manchester airport relief road given go ahead02/10/2013 The Government has given the green light to vital funding that will improve access to Manchester International Airport. |
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