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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...

Smart motorways to be reviewed over driver safety fears

Apr 18,2020 11:36 pm

Some smart motorways use the hard shoulder at all times while others use it during busy times

Smart motorways are to be reviewed following concerns over driver safety, the transport secretary has said.

Grant Shapps told MPs: "We know people are dying on smart motorways".

He said recommendations are expected "in a matter of weeks" to ensure all motorways are "as safe as they possibly can be".

Earlier This Week , Highways England boss Jim O'Sullivan "dynamic" smart motorways are "too complicated" for drivers.

Mr O'Sullivan said he did not think he would build any more dynamic smart motorways because too many motorists do not understand them.

There are two types of smart motorway in the UK: The First is where the hard shoulder is opened to traffic when it is busy, and the second is where the hard shoulder is open all the time.

They, including sections of major motorways like the M1, M6, and M62.

They were created to ease congestion, using computers to monitor the roads and change speed limits.

Critics have called for smart motorways to be scrapped over safety concerns and several deaths.

Eight-year-old Dev Naran when a lorry struck his grandfather's Toyota while it was pulled up on the hard shoulder, which was in use.

Dev Naran sustained a fatal head injury in The Crash

Speaking to MPs on The Commons Transport Select Committee, Mr Shapps said: "I have asked my department to carry out at pace an evidence stock-take to gather the facts quickly and make recommendations. "

He said his department would lead the review "because some of the statistics have been difficult to understand, and we know people are dying on smart motorways".

He added: "Understanding whether they are less safe, the same or safer - it turns out not to be as straightforward as members might Imagine - I want all of those facts and recommendations that can be put into place to ensure that all of our motorways are as safe as they possibly can be.

"I will get this done in a matter of weeks. "

Derek Jacobs, 83, was killed when his car was hit after it stopped on a smart motorway section of the M1 in Derbyshire.

His death came six months after Another Woman was killed after a breakdown on the same section of road.

Jason Mercer, 44, died on the M1 near Sheffield, where the hard shoulder is an active lane.

He was involved in a minor collision but when he got out his car to exchange details he and The Other driver were hit by a lorry. Both died at The Scene .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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