Highways England
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| Ceo | Jim O' Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Number of employees | 4,700 (2018) |
| Headquarters | Guildford |
| United Kingdom | |
| Owners | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Founded | April 1 |
| 2015 | |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| England | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1002187 |
About Highways England
Highways England Company Limited is the government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A roads.
M53 crash: Teenage victim named as Jessica Baker
... The motorway has been closed to allow for an investigation into the circumstances of the crash and Highways England said it was expected to be shut for the rest of the day...
Stonehenge tunnel campaigners take petition to UNESCO
... Highways England said the tunnel will reduce traffic along the A303 and cut journey times...
Stonehenge tunnel is approved by government
... Planning permission was first given in 2020 but was later quashed by the High Court Highways England said it wanted to build the tunnel to reduce traffic and cut journey times on the A303...
Train strikes: How did passengers cope with day one?
... Frank Bird, a senior network planner at Highways England, said in the post-pandemic world people had come up with a much better Plan B when they can t get into work, and for many that means working from home rather than driving...
Operation Brock: M20 traffic controls to be lifted after Jubilee
... Nicola Bell, Highways England regional director, said: " Storing the moveable barrier on the M20 London-bound hard shoulder was only a temporary measure...
P& O Ferry detained over deficiencies - coastguard
... The Kent Resilience Forum - which is a partnership organisation including Kent Police, Kent County Council and Highways England - has confirmed Operation Brock will remain in place until after the Bank Holiday weekend...
Driving: More 50mph zones on the way for Welsh roads?
... Highways England is not planning to lower more speed limits, but said it would keep its network under review...
What's been causing lorry queues at Dover?
... So, what has been causing these delays and how big a factor are the new Brexit checks? How long were the queues? According to Highways England, queues were stretching back six miles (10km) east of Dover - from the Roundhill Tunnel to the Western Heights Roundabout - at 12:00 GMT on 19 January...
A1 dummy speed camera removed after drivers catch on
Mr Lacey has now removed The Fake camera from the side of his home
A road safety campaigner who built a fake speed camera from guttering and drainpipe has taken it down because motorists caught on it was not real.
Mike Lacey, 73, built the £40 dummy device in a bid to slow down drivers on the A1 dual carriageway outside his home in Beeston, Bedfordshire.
However, drivers began "beeping their horns" at the improvised camera in a snub to his efforts, he said.
"Its exposure as a fake was its undoing," he said.
Mr Lacey said the removal of covers from a real camera nearby was "having the desired effect for the time being" in reducing speeds in the area.
Highways England has been asked for comment.
It previously acknowledged Mr Lacey's "commitment to safety and his ingenuity" but made a complaint to Central Bedfordshire Council.
Mike Lacey bought the parts for the camera for £40 Mr Lacey said the covers have been removed from a real camera nearby and it was "having the desired effect"Mr Lacey, a retired petrochemical engineer, said he was prompted to install The Dummy camera on the side of his Grade II listed home 18 months ago because drivers were reaching 90mph (144km/h) on The Road , which has a 50mph (80km/h) limit.
The Village of Beeston, between Biggleswade and Sandy, is effectively split in two by the A1.
Mr Lacey said there had been fatalities along the stretch of road in The Past , and two major speed-related crashes in The Past three months alone.
"This is a very neglected section of road. My fake average speed camera worked until it got exposed," he said.
Mr Lacey built The Device using guttering and drainpipe bought at a DIY store.
However, that a Central Bedfordshire Council officer asked him to remove The Fake camera following a complaint from Highways England , which said it distracted drivers.
He refused, claiming: "The camera I've put up works. You can actually see brake lights coming on. "
The camera was made with guttering and drainpipebiggleswade, sandy
Source of news: bbc.com
