Northern Ireland adds new bus lanes to key motorways04/03/2019 New hard shoulder bus lanes will begin to operate on Northern Ireland's M1 and M2 motorways next Monday (11 March) following the completion of a £4m scheme. |
Preston Bypass: A trip down memory road23/01/2019 John Baxter, who worked on the Preston bypass as a young civil engineer, speaks exclusively to Dominic Browne about the project and lifelong fellowships built on the road |
Preston Bypass: Taking the high-tech road23/01/2019 Brian Kent, technical director at Tarmac – which built the country's first motorway, the Preston Bypass – looks at how things have changed in the road building sector - and will change in the future. |
Online hub helps learners step up to motorway driving04/06/2018 Highways England has supported the creation of a new online driving hub to help improve learner drivers’ safety awareness as the law changes to allow them to drive on motorways. |
Make Mways safe for infrequent users, RAC Foundation says11/09/2017 Motorways should be made ‘welcoming and safe’ for drivers who rarely use them, the RAC Foundation has said. It follows an analysis of Department for Transport |
Learner drivers to take lessons on motorways under new proposals03/01/2017 Transport Minister Andrew Jones has set out plans to allow learner drivers to have driving lessons on motorways before passing their test. |
Drivers want to see road congestion tackled29/11/2016 A survey into what drivers want when using England’s motorways and major A-roads has revealed that easing congestion is their top priority. |
Deliver infrastructure projects now, CECA warns28/07/2016 The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has warned that a flatlining infrastructure sector could spell trouble for the economy. |
Transport Focus: Roadside facilities must be improved26/07/2016 Research carried out by Transport Focus has shown that a number of road users' are dissatisfied with roadside facilities. |
3,000 sacks of litter collected from England’s motorways13/04/2016 More than 3,000 sacks of litter were collected from England’s motorways during a three-day spring clean last month. |
Motorists avoiding UK's motorways02/02/2016 One in five drivers (eight million) rarely venture on to the motorway while 380,000 say they never do, research carried out by the RAC has found. |
Strangest motorway spillages revealed12/11/2015 Highways England has revealed the strangest items ever spilled on its roads – from powdered cement to 6,000 chickens. |
Petrol price signs to be displayed on motorways03/12/2014 Signs that display the price of fuel at service stations will soon start appearing on motorways. |
Roads Minister tours England’s motorway network09/09/2014 Roads Minister John Hayes has embarked on a marathon 26-mile tour of major motorways in the West Midlands. |
Risky tailgating and speeding rife on UK motorways22/05/2014 Six in 10 UK drivers own up to risky tailgating (57%) and a similar proportion break the limit by 10mph or more (60%) on motorways and 70mph dual carriageways, a survey by Brake and Direct Line reveals. |
£6m cost to collect litter on motorways09/04/2014 The amount of litter collected by the Highways Agency in a year could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool four times over. |
Half of road markings in England need replacing13/03/2014 Half of all road markings on England’s highways are so worn that they need replacing immediately or need to be scheduled for replacement, according to a survey of nearly 4,000km of the country’s roads. |
DfT changes policy on planning10/09/2013 New rules published by the Department for Transport could lead to more large scale developments being built adjacent to England’s motorways and major A roads. |
Roadworks lifted for August bank holiday weekend21/08/2013 The majority of roadworks will be lifted for the August bank holiday weekend in an effort to keep traffic moving on England’s motorways and other strategic roads. |
80mph speed limits could be trialled13/06/2013 Road safety minister Stephen Hammond says 80mph motorway speed limit trials could take place next year. |
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