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M62 - Your Local History
A lot of finds were uncovered during the archaeological evaluation carried out for the M62 Junction 6 Improvement scheme so we thought it would be nice to provide an interactive website so you can see what we found.
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Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions
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Don't Cross or Walk Along Motorways
The Highways Agency aims to make more people aware of the dangers of walking or crossing our motorway. We have launched a poster and radio campaign aimed at 16-25yr olds. Hopefully with our hard hitting posters, our message will come across.
Educating tomorrow's drivers
See how we are driving through key messages about safety on our network for the drivers of tomorrow.
Meet the Ancestors
Find out about the history of roads and the work the Agency does to preserve archaeological remains.
See when traffic will be lightest
Our traffic forecaster can help get you there quicker
What will they look like?
The new generation of motorway sign has been designed to be more aesthetically pleasing than its predecessors.
The surface area of the sign face is approximately 33% smaller than its equivalent motorway message sign the MS3, making it visually less intrusive.
State of the art LED technology, more usually used in rock and sports stadia, will increase the visibility and flexibility of the sign display dramatically. This means drivers will see the signs early and be able to react accordingly, making roads safer.
The new signs can display pictures as well as text. Off-road research has shown that drivers can process and understand picture-based messages up to a second quicker than pure text messages.
