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Back Published 23 September 2024 Press Release It will be a case of all hands on deck for the next phase of a £23 million National Highways project to replace a motorway bridge. For the main bridge deck, on which vehicles run, and supporting structures at either side of the St Anne’s Road bridge in Denton, Greater Manchester, are to be demolished. The ageing bridge crosses the M67 and needs to be replaced. A three-year project to do that began in January last year. Work has progressed well with two huge steel beams, weighing a combined 97 tonnes, successfully installed in February. Thes…

We’re upgrading the central barrier on the A66 between the Snow Gates at Bowes and the Cumbria border. We're also adding new snow poles as well as adding and upgrading signs Overview Documents Project information We’ve now completed phase one and moving on to the second phase of our essential safety improvements on the A66 between the Snow Gats at Bowes and the Cumbrian border. From Friday 25 July, we’re moving to the second phase between the Coach and Horses and the Cumbrian border.  To make this transition, we'll need night-time closures on one carriageway.  Traffic lights and a convo…

Economic Role of National Highways Role 2: Strategic Connectivity Contents 1. Introduction . 2 2. Connectivity and the SRN . 3 3. The role of National Highways supporting strategic connectivity . 10 1 1. Introduction The Strategic Road Network (‘SRN’) plays a vital role in connecting the country through providing strategic links between the regions and nations of the UK. Forming a core element of a wider, integrated transport system, the SRN joins with rail, inland water and coastal shipping networks to: 1. Enable international trade by facilitating direct access to the national network of mar…

M6 and M1 smart motorways Incident and infrastructure investigations – summary report Incident and infrastructure investigations – summary report Introduction Our thoughts are with all those affected by incidents on our network, and we recognise the importance of this work, both in terms of taking it forward quickly and also getting it right. Last year’s Smart motorway evidence We commissioned independent investigations at the four locations. In response stocktake and action plan [1] , sought to…

Vision for route strategies Planning for the future of our roads highwaysengland.co.uk 2 Introduction Our aspiration for our next round of route strategies is to build upon the work we have done previously, to set out: The roads managed by Highways England play A planned set of future requirements for the a critical role in enabling businesses to transport products and services, providing access to network that is responsive to environmental jobs and suppliers, and facilitating trade and needs; that accounts for the performance investment across the country. In combination of today as well as …

Specialist Professional and Technical Services (SPATS) Framework Lot 1 & Lot 2 Task 1127 Smart Motorway Incident and Infrastructure Investigation – M1 Junction 39 to 42 July 2021 Smart Motorway Incident and Infrastructure Investigation Lot 1 SPATS Framework Executive Summary This report has been prepared as part of Highways England’s response to the Government’s Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan. It delivers on the commitment of the Smart Motorway Stocktake Action, to investigate road user safety on the M1 Junctions 39 to 42 (Wakefield) section. The M1 Junction 39 to 42 …

M6 and M1 smart motorways Incident and infrastructure investigations – summary report Update 2022 Incident and infrastructure investigations – summary report update 2022 Introduction In September 2021 we published independent investigation reports alongside our responses to the findings and the actions that we will take. Our actions are targeted at the specific issues identified by the independent investigation reports The Smart motorway evidence stocktake to improve safety at each of the locati…

Smart motorways stocktake Second year progress report 2022 Second year progress report B Second year progress report Contents Foreword 2 Executive summary 4 Going further – 2021 Transport Select Committee report 12 Giving clarity to drivers 16 Finding a safe place to stop 22 Being safer in moving traffic 27 Updated safety evidence 39 Conclusion and next steps 56 Annex A – Smart motorways map (correct as of March 2022) 58 Annex B – Methodology 59 Annex C – Length and traffic data 2015-2020 78 Annex D – SRN collision and casualty statistics 2015-2020 79 [Adjusted for injury-based reporting] Anne…

M4 to Dorset Coast: Strategic connectivity study December 2023 M4 to Dorset Coast - Strategic connectivity study Introduction National Highways is the government organisation which plans, designs, builds, RIS2 identified the need operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A-roads, known as the strategic road for an M4 to Dorset network (SRN). The roads we manage play a Coast study as follows: critical role in enabling businesses to transport products and services, providing access to j…

Smart motorways stocktake Fourth year progress report: December 2024 02 Smart motorways stocktake – Fourth year progress report Contents 03 12 51 96 Foreword Stocktake action summary Annex A - Smart Annex F – Before versus motorways map after - Detailed collision 05 19 data Executive summary Updated safety evidence 52 Annex B - Methodology 98 10 50 Annex G – Network shape Smart motorway features Conclusion 93 file for collision mapping Annex C - Detailed tables 99 94 Annex H – Customer Annex D – Detailed Experience Tracker (CXT)- collision data Additional findings 95 108 Annex E – Before versu…