Video reveals how Dartford Tunnel safety system will operate30/03/2015 A video that shows how the new safety system at the Dartford Crossing will work has been released by the Highways Agency. |
Shortlist revealed in barrier competition30/03/2015 The Highways Agency has revealed the shortlist for its competition to design and produce noise barriers that can be used on the strategic road network. |
New £5.5m bridge to open on M5626/03/2015 A new £5.5 million bridge over the M56 near Manchester Airport is due to open to drivers next Wednesday (1 April 2015). |
Office of Rail Regulation to be renamed Office of Rail and Road24/03/2015 The Office of Rail Regulation will change its name to the Office of Rail and Road from 1 April 2015. |
New headquarters for Highways England19/03/2015 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has officially opened the new headquarters of Highways England – the government-owned company that will take over the running of England’s motorways and A-roads from 1 April 2015. |
Work on Chelmer viaduct begins18/03/2015 A £28 million road scheme to increase capacity along the Chelmer viaduct on the A138 in Essex has started. |
Work on A5-M1 link road starts16/03/2015 Construction work on the £162.1 million A5-M1 link road has started. |
April start for Highways England12/03/2015 Highways England, a new government-owned company that will take over the running of England’s motorways and A-roads, will go live from 1 April 2015. |
Spaghetti Junction repair work extended12/03/2015 Vital repairs to Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction will take longer than expected after Highways Agency engineers discovered clusters of damage around loadbearing supports and joints. |
Video shows Dart Charge progress04/03/2015 New footage has been released that shows the removal of the payment barriers at the Dartford Crossing. |
Pets killed on roads will be identified03/03/2015 Transport Minister John Hayes has announced that pets killed on roads will have to be collected, identified and their owners notified by the Highways Agency. |
Thousands being chased after failing to pay Dart Charge26/02/2015 More than 55,000 penalty charges remain unpaid from December after drivers failed to pay the Dart Charge at the Dartford Crossing. |
Balfour Beatty to carry out M40 junction improvements18/02/2015 Balfour Beatty has won a contract to carry out £11.6 million worth of improvements to junction 12 of the M40. |
Work to start on £100m M25 junction improvement18/02/2015 A £100 million project to improve a junction on the M25 will start next weekend. |
Campaign to highlight what Red X means12/02/2015 The Highways Agency has launched a campaign that tells drivers what to do when they see a Red X sign displayed after almost a third of road users admitted they did not know. |
Creation of Highways England confirmed12/02/2015 Plans to turn the Highways Agency into a government-owned company have been confirmed today (12 February 2015) after the Infrastructure Act received Royal Assent. |
Contractors invited to re-tender for five ASCs11/02/2015 The Highways Agency has set out a revised timetable for contractors bidding for asset support contracts (ASCs) in areas 1, 4, 12, 13 and 14. |
£2.7m to be spent on road markings09/02/2015 A £2.7 million scheme to replace road markings and studs on four key roads in the north east has started. |
Jobs boost for EM06/02/2015 EM Highway Services has created more than 200 design jobs as it gets ready to deliver the Highways Agency’s Gearing Up for Growth Programme. |
HA ends tender process on £800m ASC contracts05/02/2015 The Highways Agency has told contractors that it is ending the current tender process for asset support contracts in Areas 1, 13 and 14 after some of the elements of the bids “raised concern”. |
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