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Highways England

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CeoJim O' Sullivan
Number of employees4,700 (2018)
HeadquartersGuildford
United Kingdom
Owners Government of the United Kingdom
FoundedApril 1
2015
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
England
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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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

M53 crash: Teenage victim named as Jessica Baker
Sep 29,2023 4:31 pm

... 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

Stonehenge tunnel campaigners take petition to UNESCO
Sep 5,2023 5:21 am

... Highways England said the tunnel will reduce traffic along the A303 and cut journey times...

Stonehenge tunnel is approved by government

Stonehenge tunnel is approved by government
Jul 14,2023 11:00 am

... 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?

Train strikes: How did passengers cope with day one?
Jun 22,2022 4:25 am

... 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

Operation Brock: M20 traffic controls to be lifted after Jubilee
Jun 3,2022 1:50 pm

... 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

P& O Ferry detained over deficiencies - coastguard
Apr 13,2022 3:20 am

... 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?

Driving: More 50mph zones on the way for Welsh roads?
Feb 27,2022 5:15 am

... 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?

What's been causing lorry queues at Dover?
Jan 25,2022 7:07 am

... 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...

Operation Brock: M20 traffic controls to be lifted after Jubilee

Apr 18,2020 11:36 pm

A traffic-holding system for lorries planning to cross the English Channel will be lifted after The Queen 's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said The Move would allow it to resume work relocating a contraflow barrier.

The traffic scheme was introduced in March to manage freight flow after

KRF strategic lead Simon Jones said it promised to keep it under review and it was now safe to remove it.

The measures, known as Operation Brock, queue lorries heading to Dover on one side of the M20, while a contraflow system runs on The Remaining carriageway.

Mr Jones said: " KRF partners promised our residents, businesses and hauliers we would. . remove it as soon as it was practical to do so.

" With the half-term and Jubilee holidays now coming to an end We Are able to safely deliver on our pledge. "

'Best available option'

Work will now resume to move the contraflow between Junctions 8 (Maidstone) and 9 (Ashford), from the hard shoulder to the central reservation.

Mr Jones said cross-Channel traffic levels had returned to pre-pandemic levels and traffic management was the " best available option" to keep Kent moving.

The Barrier relocation works, which include a 13-mile long drainage upgrade for the central reservation and new signage, will continue at least until early 2023, KRF said.

During This Time , a 50mph speed limit will stay in place on both carriageways.

Nicola Bell , Highways England regional director, said: " Storing the moveable barrier on the M20 London-bound hard shoulder was only a temporary measure.

" Moving the structure to the central reservation will allow the hard shoulder between Ashford and Maidstone to be reinstated to its original width. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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