Full safety spec for new all lane running scheme at Simister04/02/2021 Highways England has confirmed that a new stretch of all lane running smart motorway in the North West will have key safety elements and will follow the recommendations in the Government’s recent stocktake and action plan. |
Highways England looks to fix M60 'missing link'25/06/2020 The only motorway in England which drivers need to leave to continue their journey on the same motorway could be about to get its missing link in the form of a redesigned interchange. |
Greater Manchester’s first smart motorway fully operational06/08/2018 Highways England has announced that the upgrade of the M60 in Greater Manchester to a smart motorway is now complete. |
Footage shows driver ignoring motorway closure09/12/2016 CCTV footage released by Highways England shows road workers chasing after a motorist who ignored a road closure on the M60 in Eccles. |
Health and well being of road workers highlighted at HE event05/10/2016 Operatives working on the M60/62 smart motorway project in Greater Manchester got together to raise awareness about road worker health, safety and wellbeing. |
Work on Manchester’s smart motorway enters new phase14/06/2016 Highways England has started work to upgrade 56 overhead gantries on the 17-mile smart motorway route between the M60 and M62 in Manchester. |
Superspan gantries to be installed on M6203/05/2016 The first of eight ‘superspan’ gantries crossing whole sections of the M60 and M62 Manchester smart motorway project will be installed later this week. |
M60 road workers make a stand for safety07/10/2015 Employees working on the M60 smart motorway route in Greater Manchester recently made a united stand in support of road worker safety by holding an ‘Aiming for Zero’ awareness day. |
Safety campaign launched on smart motorway route10/08/2015 A new safety campaign has been launched along a smart motorway route on the M60 in Greater Manchester. |
Chevron to provide traffic management on smart motorway project16/07/2014 Chevron will provide traffic management on the M60 and M62 smart motorway project after winning a contract worth £6.6 million over the next two years. |
Four contractors to work on £184m smart motorway project19/06/2014 Costain is one of four contractors that have been selected to deliver an upgrade to the M60 and M62 motorways on behalf of the Highways Agency. |
M60 ‘smart motorway’ plan axed by Highways Agency20/11/2013 Plans for more lanes on a section of the M60 in Manchester have been shelved by the Highways Agency. |
Smart motorways could be on their way to Manchester06/11/2013 The Highways Agency is consulting over plans to cut congestion and make journey times more reliable on the M60 and M62. |
£6.6m upgrade to start on M6020/07/2012 A £6.6m Highways Agency project to improve the M60 at Cheadle will get underway next month. |
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