"Highways Agency" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Highways Agency [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Highways Agency}} the Highways Agency
  1. (British, historical) An executive agency of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom with responsibility for managing the core road network in England; superseded by Highways England. Wikipedia link: Highways Agency Tags: British, historical Categories (topical): Organizations Derived forms: HATO, HA

Alternative forms

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