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Driving for Better Business: Highways England funds breathe life into DfBB

Fleet safety body, Driving for Better Business is helping to reduce at-work road deaths as part of Government’s five-year investment plan.

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Highways England warns motorists to secure their load

Highways England has launched a campaign to encourage drivers to secure their load following a surge of items falling onto motorways.

8 May

Simple checks could prevent tyre-related deaths and injuries

New research from Highways England and Bridgestone shows almost three quarters of motorway tyre-related incidents could be prevented if drivers carried out simple checks.

24 Apr

RAC predicts Good Friday peak for Easter holiday traffic

The Easter weekend will see 19 million leisure trips by car, with Good Friday accounting for 4.45m individual journeys.

27 Mar

Highways England to complete hundreds of miles of roadworks for Easter travel

As more than one billion miles are set to be travelled in the Easter bank holiday and Highways England bids to complete roadworks to ease congestion.

14 Mar

Unmarked HGVs to target dangerous driving on England’s motorways

Highways England will use three new unmarked HGV cabs to tackle dangerous driving on England’s motorways and major A roads.

13 Feb

Road safety improved thanks to intelligent cat’s eyes

Intelligent cat’s eyes, which light up in response to changing traffic lights, are to be used for the first time at a motorway junction.

31 Jan

Significant traffic delays forecast as more than 20 million vehicles will hit UK roads this Christmas

More than 20 million vehicles will hit the road this festive period resulting in significant delays, warns connected car services and transportation analytics company INRIX.

13 Dec

Connected cars could help Highways England spot potholes

Highways England says an intelligent network coupled with connected vehicles would improve how efficiently roads are maintained and improve safety.

13 Dec

Highways England plans roadworks ‘embargo’ for Christmas

Highways England says that almost 99% of England's motorway and major A-road network will be free of roadworks in time for Christmas.

5 Dec

Fleets urged to help Highways England achieve road safety goals - Fleet200 industry speaker

Highways England wants to work with fleet operators, particularly Fleet200 members, to try to prevent death and serious injuries in road traffic collisions.

29 Nov

Delivery solutions: Less is more in the future of commercial vehicle fleets

John Maslen finds that less is more in the future of commercial fleet vehicles.

Mobility strategy 20 Nov

Traffic lights and speed restrictions aim to alleviate M62 congestion

Tests have begun this week on a pilot project designed to reduce congestion along the M62 near Warrington in Cheshire.

14 Nov

£15bn road upgrade plan updated to minimise congestion

Plans for 26 road upgrades have been revised to reduce roadworks taking place in the same area of the network or on popular journey routes at the same time.

20 Oct

Drivers warned to look out for deer during autumn

Highways England and The Deer Initiative have joined forces to warn motorists about the heightened risk of hitting a deer during the autumn.

12 Oct

Highways England steps up battle to improve motorway air quality

RAC Foundation says some initiatives are ‘blue sky thinking at its extreme’.

22 Sep

Seven-vehicle crash provides vital training for emergency services

Highways England and the emergency services, including West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance service, held the training exercise in Birmingham.

16 Aug

Cheshire’s new smart motorway safety barrier nears completion

The Highways England scheme between junction 16 at Crewe and junction 19 at Knutsford will see the hard shoulder converted to a permanent extra lane.

10 Aug

Councils get £75m roads funding as Highways England delivers improvements to strategic road network

Councils in England have been awarded funding to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences.

3 Aug

Highways England, smart motorways, smart motorway emergency refuge area, ERA.

Highways England trials new-look ‘orange’ smart motorway emergency area

The first of a new-style smart motorway emergency refuge area (ERA) is being trialled on the M3 in Surrey.

17 Jul

Highways England - Page 5

Driving for Better Business: Highways England funds breathe life into DfBB

Highways England warns motorists to secure their load

Simple checks could prevent tyre-related deaths and injuries

RAC predicts Good Friday peak for Easter holiday traffic

Highways England to complete hundreds of miles of roadworks for Easter travel

Unmarked HGVs to target dangerous driving on England’s motorways

Road safety improved thanks to intelligent cat’s eyes

Significant traffic delays forecast as more than 20 million vehicles will hit UK roads this Christmas

Connected cars could help Highways England spot potholes

Highways England plans roadworks ‘embargo’ for Christmas

Fleets urged to help Highways England achieve road safety goals - Fleet200 industry speaker

Delivery solutions: Less is more in the future of commercial vehicle fleets

Traffic lights and speed restrictions aim to alleviate M62 congestion

£15bn road upgrade plan updated to minimise congestion

Drivers warned to look out for deer during autumn

Highways England steps up battle to improve motorway air quality

Seven-vehicle crash provides vital training for emergency services

Cheshire’s new smart motorway safety barrier nears completion

Councils get £75m roads funding as Highways England delivers improvements to strategic road network

Highways England trials new-look ‘orange’ smart motorway emergency area

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Highways England - Page 5

Driving for Better Business: Highways England funds breathe life into DfBB

Highways England warns motorists to secure their load

Simple checks could prevent tyre-related deaths and injuries

RAC predicts Good Friday peak for Easter holiday traffic

Highways England to complete hundreds of miles of roadworks for Easter travel

Unmarked HGVs to target dangerous driving on England’s motorways

Road safety improved thanks to intelligent cat’s eyes

Significant traffic delays forecast as more than 20 million vehicles will hit UK roads this Christmas

Connected cars could help Highways England spot potholes

Highways England plans roadworks ‘embargo’ for Christmas

Fleets urged to help Highways England achieve road safety goals - Fleet200 industry speaker

Delivery solutions: Less is more in the future of commercial vehicle fleets

Traffic lights and speed restrictions aim to alleviate M62 congestion

£15bn road upgrade plan updated to minimise congestion

Drivers warned to look out for deer during autumn

Highways England steps up battle to improve motorway air quality

Seven-vehicle crash provides vital training for emergency services

Cheshire’s new smart motorway safety barrier nears completion

Councils get £75m roads funding as Highways England delivers improvements to strategic road network

Highways England trials new-look ‘orange’ smart motorway emergency area

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