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M62 - Your Local History

A lot of finds were uncovered during the archaeological evaluation carried out for the M62 Junction 6 Improvement scheme so we thought it would be nice to provide an interactive website so you can see what we found.

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Better information for your journey

The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions

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Don't Cross or Walk Along Motorways

The Highways Agency aims to make more people aware of the dangers of walking or crossing our motorway. We have launched a poster and radio campaign aimed at 16-25yr olds. Hopefully with our hard hitting posters, our message will come across.

Meet the Ancestors

Find out about the history of roads and the work the Agency does to preserve archaeological remains.

See when traffic will be lightest

Our traffic forecaster can help get you there quicker

Reliable Journeys

We aim to deliver a high quality service to all our customers by reducing congestion and improving reliability on our network.  In this section, you can find out how we use initiatives and traffic technology to achieve this goal.

You can also find out how the Agency tackles congestion on our motorways by reading our information leaflet (610KB PDF).

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Active Traffic Management
We aim to make your journeys more reliable.  Find out more about our schemes and initiatives, including Active Traffic Management (ATM), Motorway Access Management and Car Sharing (HOV) Lanes.
Reducing congestion
We aim to tackle congestion by providing access to information that enables people to make smarter travel choices. Our Influencing Travel Behaviour programme includes a range of  initiatives.
Traffic Technology
Congestion can have serious effects to our economy, quality of life and environment. By employing technology, we can help ensure safe and reliable flows on the motorways.

The National Traffic Control Centre collects real time information on road network conditions.

We have implemented a network of seven regional control centres across England.

Our highly-trained Traffic Officers patrol England's motorways every day of the year.