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  Roadworks on N.W. motorways information

  Published: Mon, 15/12/2008 10:21

  Roadworks information for Highways in South Lancashire, Merseyside, Gtr Manchester & Cheshire w/b 15 December for M61, M65, M60, M57, M6, M62, A550, A5117

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  New Emergency diversion routes will keep traffic flowing freely

  Published: Mon, 08/12/2008 23:16

  Motorists in the North West are to benefit from new emergency diversion routes introduced by the Highways Agency in partnership with local highway authorities, taking traffic around road closures caused by serious incidents and reducing congestion and journey times. The routes help the Highways Agency and local highway authorities manage traffic...

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  Winter Driving - Sensible Precautions

  Published: Fri, 07/11/2008 14:29

  Stockport Council's Emergency Planning team have put together the below advice for motorists to help them stay safe during the winter months.

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  The M60 Junction 12 Eccles Interchange

  Published: Fri, 03/10/2008 09:34

  Improvement work at Greater Manchester motorway junction will help to reduce accidents (Highways Agency). A busy motorway junction is to be improved to help reduce the number of accidents at the site. The M60 Junction 12 Eccles Interchange in Greater Manchester - where the M60, M62 and M602 motorways all meet - works starting October 8th

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  Tree Works Taking Place at Dan Bank, Marple

  Published: Fri, 26/09/2008 16:29

  Stockport Council is continuing Phase 1 of a three year programme to stabilise Dan Bank slope next to the A626, Stockport Road, Marple.

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  Highways Agency warns drivers to take care in severe weather

  Published: Fri, 05/09/2008 14:32

  Drivers in the North West are being advised to take extra care on the roads during heavy rain and to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel. THE MET OFFICE TODAY ISSUED A FLASH WARNING OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE NORTH WEST (THESE ARE ISSUED WHEN THE MET OFFICE HAS A 80% OR GREATER CONFIDENCE THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED)

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  Drivers risking slip road fines in Cheadle

  Published: Thu, 04/09/2008 10:18

  Professional drivers are risking their livelihoods by using a width and weight restricted slip road on Manchester's M60 according to the Highways Agency. The Highways Agency says lorry drivers are risking fines and driving licence penalty points by continuing to use the anti-clockwise exit slip road of the M60 at Junction 5 which takes traffic.....

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  Highways Agency

  Published: Wed, 27/08/2008 12:11

  Cheshire M6 overnight closure

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  Work to start on M56 Junction 7 near Altrincham

  Published: Fri, 22/08/2008 11:43

  The Highways Agency is to revise the layout of a busy motorway junction to ease congestion.
  The work on the eastbound slip road at Junction 7 of the M56 at Bowdon will especially tackle delays during the morning rush hour. The junction was altered last September with the aim of improving the flow of traffic but while that scheme has helped.......

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  Driver advice for Creamfields weekender

  Published: Tue, 19/08/2008 17:27

  The Highways Agency's North West Traffic Officer Service is advising drivers that traffic is likely to be busy around the M56 and M6 over the bank holiday weekend with some 30,000 music lovers heading to the annual Creamfields festival. Anyone thinking of driving to Creamfields this week is advised to plan their journey and leave plenty of time...

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  Highways Agency lifts roadworks to ease Bank Holiday

  Published: Tue, 19/08/2008 09:56

  Highways Agency lifts roadworks to ease Bank Holiday getaway for North West drivers. To help North West drivers make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Highways Agency has completed or suspended almost two-thirds of all major roadworks on England's motorways and major A roads.

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  Five years in prison for careless drivers who kill

  Published: Fri, 15/08/2008 15:42

  MOTORISTS who kill whilst avoidably distracted at the wheel will face prison under new careless driving laws which come into force on Monday 18 August. The new offences will, for the first time, allow courts to imprison drivers who cause deaths by not paying due care to the road, or to other road users. They are designed to plug the gap in current

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  Work to stabilise Dan Bank Slope, Marple

  Published: Mon, 11/08/2008 06:50

  Stockport Council will shortly be carrying out work on the A626, Stockport Road, as part of its three year programme to stabilise Dan Bank slope. The slope has suffered long-term environmental damage causing the ground to slip, affecting both the woodland and a 500m section of the A626 which it supports

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  Road Works Information

  Published: Fri, 08/08/2008 19:07

  Stockport Council will be carrying out work on Springswood Bridge Culvert at the bottom of Compstall Brow, Compstall (by the entrance to Etherow Country Park) for two weeks, commencing Wednesday 13th August. The work has been scheduled during the school holidays, when there is less traffic on the roads, to minimise disruption

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• Go-ahead for £51m A34 Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley bypass

  Published: Tue, 29/07/2008 12:05

  Almost 26,000 fewer vehicles a day will pass through two North West villages after the construction of a £51m bypass was given the go-ahead by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton today.
  The 5km Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley bypass, to be built with more than £48m of Government funding, will cut congestion and significantly improve....

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• Emergency resurfacing on A556

  Published: Sun, 08/06/2008 23:09

  Drivers are being advised by the Highways Agency that vital resurfacing work along a short stretch of the A556 in Cheshire will begin this weekend.

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• Roadworks lifted to help drivers make a smoother Bank Holiday getaway

  Published: Tue, 20/05/2008 18:42

  Almost half of all major roadworks on England's motorways and major A roads will be completed or suspended for the Bank Holiday weekend, the Highways Agency has announced

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• Motorway closures planned for essential cable replacement work to take place

  Published: Mon, 19/05/2008 23:27

  A series of short motorway closures will take place in May and June to allow vital work to the region's electricity network to be carried out

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• Driver Testing and Training to be overhauled

  Published: Sat, 17/05/2008 16:01

  New proposals to reform the way people learn to drive and how they are tested have today been announced by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly

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• Testing takes place on slip roads

  Published: Wed, 07/05/2008 15:38

  The Highways Agency is advising drivers using motorways in Cheshire and Greater Manchester to be aware that tests on new signal systems will be taking place on motorway slip roads

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  Stockport Roadworks Update

  Published: Tue, 22/04/2008 15:17

  Stockport Council and the public utility companies will be undertaking essential maintenance and improvement work during week commencing Monday 21st April.

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• Weight restrictions at Princess Parkway

  Published: Thu, 27/03/2008 21:36

  The Highways Agency is to introduce width and weight restrictions on an M60 sliproad at Northenden, Manchester
  

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• New motorway signs to reduce accidents at M60/ M61 junction

  Published: Sat, 22/03/2008 00:40

  The Highways Agency is embarking on a £136,000 scheme to cut accidents at a busy motorway junction in Greater Manchester

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• Drivers advised to take care on the roads as cold conditions expected this Easter weekend

  Published: Sat, 22/03/2008 00:35

  The Highways Agency is advising drivers to take extra care on the roads this Easter bank holiday weekend

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• Drivers Discover a Forest In The Making at Leicester Forest East Service Area

  Published: Thu, 13/03/2008 20:37

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• Congestion busting concept rolled out on M56 Junction 4

  Published: Thu, 21/02/2008 22:52

  A scheme proven to reduce congestion and improve traffic flows at some of the busiest junctions on the North West's motorway network is being introduced on the M56 in Manchester.

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• M56 lighting enters final phase

  Published: Thu, 31/01/2008 23:58

  Work to install a new lighting system, to improve visibility and safety on the M56 / M6 Lymm interchange, will enter its final phase on Friday 19 January.

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• Work to repair the surface of the M60 between Junction 19 and Junction 23 around Greater Manchester is set to start in February

  Published: Thu, 31/01/2008 23:42

  The work to repair cracks in the road surface is due to start on Friday, 29 February. Weather permitting, it will take eight consecutive weekends to complete the work

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• Highways Agency advice to drivers in forecast high winds and heavy rain this week

  Published: Wed, 09/01/2008 14:09

  Tuesday 8 January - Thursday 10 January

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• New Signs to Help Break Down Drivers

  Published: Sat, 22/12/2007 13:41

  New road signs to let drivers know where they are if they break down or want to report a problem on the motorway have been installed by the Highways Agency in parts of the region.

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• Christmas revellers told:think! don't drink and drive

  Published: Thu, 06/12/2007 20:39

  To remind drivers, and young men in particular, just how badly getting behind the wheel after drinking can affect their lives, the Christmas drink drive THINK! campaign was...

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• A34 Gatley Junction busy again!

  Published: Tue, 27/11/2007 14:08

  Improvement work at the busy Gatley crossroads - the junction of the A34 and A560 - starts on Thursday 22nd November for four weeks.
  
  

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• Belmont Railway Bridge - Back On Track

  Published: Wed, 07/11/2007 21:32

  Work to strengthen Belmont Railway Bridge, part of the busy A6 in Heaton Norris, will be complete by Friday 9th November.

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• New Lighting system for M56 Jnctn 9

  Published: Fri, 26/10/2007 21:24

  A scheme to install a new lighting system at the M56 Junction 9 Lymm interchange will get underway on Sunday 28 October.

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• Killer Roads

  Published: Sun, 07/10/2007 14:37

  Drivers in Greater Manchester are three times more likely to be killed on a rural road than an urban one a Government educational campaign launched today (3 October) has warned.
  

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• A34 at Gatley disruption set to finish

  Published: Sat, 06/10/2007 09:01

  Further road works are set to continue through till Xmas says council.

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• M56 Blackcarr Bridge maintenance

  Published: Sat, 29/09/2007 21:44

  Highways Agency workers will be repairing an ageing bridge that takes the northbound M56 over the Sharston Link road near Wythenshawe, starting on Monday 1 October.
  

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• Vital work on M56 begins

  Published: Sat, 29/09/2007 18:39

  Work to keep drivers on the move along the vital Bowdon View Bridge link off the M56 will start next week.

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• (Highways Agency) New free flow filter lane for M56 junction 7

  Published: Sat, 25/08/2007 11:41

  A scheme to keep traffic moving by constructing a special free flow filter lane on the M56 Junction 7 slip road will start on Tuesday 28 August.
  

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• Belmont Railway Bridge, to be re-opened by Monday 27th August.

  Published: Thu, 23/08/2007 13:13

  The A6 was temporarily closed for 8 weeks in July and August while the critical demolition and rebuild of the bridge took place by Network Rail.

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  Avoid M60 Tuesday 7th August am

  Published: Tue, 07/08/2007 09:33

  Motorists are being advised to avoid a stretch of the M60 motorway this morning, Tuesday 7 August 2007 following a three-car road traffic collision.
  

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• New Traffic News Radio Launched

  Published: Sat, 28/07/2007 10:36

  Listen to the latest traffic news on digital radio - from the Highways Agency
  

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• A34 works carry on for 3 more weeks

  Published: Wed, 25/07/2007 15:52

  Work has been scheduled to carry on over the weekends of 28th July, August 4th and 11th.
  
  
  
  

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• Highways Agency and Met Office

  Published: Thu, 19/07/2007 21:32

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• Highways Agency

  Published: Thu, 19/07/2007 21:24

  The Highways Agency advises drivers to take extra care on the roads as the Met Office is forecasting heavy and persistent rain for most parts of the country 19th July to 21st July.

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• Belmont Bridge update

  Published: Sat, 14/07/2007 10:31

  The critical 8 week demolition and rebuild of Belmont Bridge, on the A6 Wellington Road North, in Heaton Norris, Stockport has started
  

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• (Highways Agency) Highways Agency's fit to tow advice for holiday drivers

  Published: Wed, 11/07/2007 17:25

  For your own safety and the safety of other road users, don't tow caravans, trailers and horseboxes without a proper maintenance check.
  

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• Belmont Bridge Phase 2

  Published: Mon, 02/07/2007 22:27

  From July 2nd until August 27th the A6, will be closed at the bridge to all traffic, except for pedestrians and cyclists.
  

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• M56 Jnct 7 Westbound to be closed

  Published: Mon, 25/06/2007 10:00

  The M56 Junction 7 westbound off slip road, which connects the motorway to Bowdon roundabout on the A556, will be closed from 10pm on Friday 29 June until 5 am Monday 2 July.
  
  

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• AA Road Watch and Route Planner

  Published: Tue, 22/05/2007 19:15

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• Switch off before you drive off

  Published: Thu, 05/04/2007 07:45

  Stockport council has launched a local campaign to warn motorists across the borough that they now face even tougher penalties if caught using mobile phones whilst driving.
  

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• New A556 By Pass Proposals (Knutsford M56 & M6)

  Published: Sun, 01/04/2007 20:05

  Plans to reduce congestion on the A556 near Knutsford in Cheshire are being unveiled today (WEDS 28/03/07).
  

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• Manchester Congestion Charges

  Published: Thu, 29/03/2007 02:27

  Two-thirds against Congestion Charges

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• M60 maintenance work

  Published: Fri, 23/03/2007 01:30

  (Highways Agency) Change to traffic management for resurfacing of M60 at Stockport 12/03/2007 11:38
  
  
  

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• Plans For A6 Closure Open To The Public

  Published: Fri, 23/03/2007 00:51

  With work due to start on the reconstruction of Belmont Bridge on the A6 next month, a public drop-in session has been organised by Stockport Council and Network Rail to give peopl

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