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Former logo of the Highways Agency (1994–2015) The Highways Agency was created as an executive agency of the Department for Transport on 30 March 1994. [5]As part of the Department for Transport's 2010 Spending Review settlement, Alan Cook was appointed to lead an independent review of the government's approach to the strategic road network. [6]
National Highways figures show 988 incidents involving ‘oncoming vehicles’ were reported on England’s motorways in the year to November 17. ‘Frightening’ rise in wrong-way motorway ...
National Highways traffic officers do not have any powers of arrest, or to search, issue fixed penalties or report for summons for any motoring offence, however traffic officer patrol vehicles are fitted with CCTV and any footage of motorists committing a traffic offence can be forwarded to the police for prosecution.
The Inverness Trunk Road Link West Section under construction in January 2020. This article lists current and planned road building in the United Kingdom. Significant investment is expected, including plans for £14 billion of investment in road expansion by England's National Highways. [1]
Numbered roads in the UK are signed as M (Motorway), A, [12] or B [12] roads (legal "classification" varies between countries), as well as various categories of more minor roads: for internal purposes, local authorities may also use C, [13] D [citation needed] and U [13] (the letter standing for "Unclassified"); use of C and U numbers on signs is unusual but examples can be found in all four ...
Nearly 900 miles of roadworks on England’s motorways and major A-roads will be removed ahead of the Christmas getaway. National Highways said it will ensure almost 98% of its network is fully ...
The Office of Rail and Road said the Government-owned company’s performance has ‘dipped in a number of areas’.
Highways are vital for tenants and landowners because most property needs a means of access from the public highway. A property with no such means of access is called "landlocked", which has serious consequences for its value and use. The main statute governing highways is the Highways Act 1980. This gives responsibility for most highways to ...