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Road users will soon see a national first on England’s roads as the Highways Agency pilots a new way to tackle the impact of poor air quality.
Local residents from two Cumbrian villages are being invited to share their views on the layout of the Broughton and Brigham junction.
Speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads will be raised to 50 mph.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
National speed limit for heavy goods vehicles of more than 7.5 tonnes on single carriageways increased from 40 mph to 50 mph.
Commitment to help local businesses and communities reap benefit of HS2 stated in government response.
Work is underway to improve safety and reduce congestion at the A5 Churchbridge junction with the M6 Toll in Cannock.
Overnight works will take place on Friday, 25 July and Monday, 28 July to resurface the M5 northbound exit slip road at junction 14 near Falfield, leading to smoother journeys for drivers.
Embankment improvement work will be take place on A40 near Huntley over two weekends to maintain safe journeys for drivers.
A man, a woman and their dog have been rescued by Coastguards after they became stuck up to their knees in mud at New Brighton.
A Highways Agency project that will include some of the most advanced technology to help motorists will get underway on the M1 near Sheffield in South Yorkshire next week (29 July).
Work to resurface the northbound carriageway of the A19 between South Kilvington and Borrowby in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, will take place next week.
The report about the resilience of the transport network to extreme weather events has been published.
Wheeler-dealers trading cars, people picking flowers, and a driver who thought the “fire” notification on their dashboard display meant their car was ablaze - instead of the name of the Adele track they were listening to.
Thorley Lane Bridge over the M56 near Manchester Airport will be demolished over the first weekend in August with a full closure of the motorway in both directions for up to 55 hours.
12 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
HS2 Ltd engineering headquarters to be located in Birmingham, creating 1,500 jobs in the area.
The ‘Didn’t See’ radio campaign has been launched by THINK! to encourage drivers to take longer to look for motorcyclists.
Work to improve safety and increase capacity at the A38 Markeaton roundabout in Derby gets underway next week.
Rail minister Claire Perry unveils improved rail connections between Cambridge and Stansted.
Colin Matthews appointed as non-executive chairman of the Highways Agency.
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