Highways England
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| Ceo | Jim O' Sullivan |
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| 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...
England traffic jams 'worse' despite congestion schemes
The impact of projects "across all 168 hours of the week, not just the 10-30 peak hours" must be considered, The Report said
Jams have been made worse on dozens of major roads in England by a project to tackle bottlenecks, bosses admit.
Evaluation of The First year of Highways England 's (HE) £317m programme showed Rush Hour benefits but delays at other times.
The A5 and A49 junction in Shropshire, parts of the M6 in Merseyside and M40 in Oxfordshire were The Most affected.
The RAC said it was "very disappointing" but some schemes had led to fewer road casualties.
The pinch-point programme was started in 2011 to relieve congestion, stimulate growth in local economies and improve safety.
Traffic lights problemlooked at the impact of nearly half of the 119 schemes on England's motorways and major A roads.
The Report concludes the schemes have not cut journey times and stated the impact of projects "across all 168 hours of the week, not just the 10-30 peak hours" must be considered.
The problems were predominantly caused by the introduction of traffic lights, it said.
Longer journey times during off-peak periods Cost £5. 6m in The First year, compared with shorter journeys at peak periods which had had a benefit Worth £5. 1m.
Congestion had increased at The Junction of the A5 and A49 in Shrewsbury, site of the highest economic costs, at £2. 5m.
Junction 23 of the M6 at Newton-Le-Willows Cost £1. 5m and junction 9 of the M40 in Wendlebury was £1m.
An HE spokesman said The Report showed that overall the schemes were successful at tackling congestion at the busiest times and improving safety.
"Meanwhile, we are considering a range of options to improve journeys by using traffic signals which respond to traffic flows," he said
traffic congestion and policy, newton-le-willows, wendlebury, shrewsbury
Source of news: bbc.com
