As normal for major holiday getaways, National Highways is lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over the bank holiday.
The government says around 97.5% of major roads across England will be completely free from roadworks, “speeding up millions of journeys and boosting connectivity across the country to drive growth – the key priority in the government’s plan for change”.
Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said: “We are tackling the real problems that drivers face by lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over Easter and cracking down on disruptive streetworks to make journeys to see loved ones as smooth as possible.
“Cutting journey times and saving drivers money every year is all part of our Plan for Change to raise living standards and put more money in people’s pockets.”
Significant routes seeing roadworks being lifted or completed in time for the Easter getaway include:
- over 130 miles of roadworks on the M25
- more than 100 miles on the M1 between London and Chesterfield
- more than 70 miles on the A27 between Polegate, East Sussex and Havant, Hampshire
- 49 miles on the A34 between Oxford and Winchester
- almost 50 miles on the M27 between Southampton and Portsmouth
- over 45 miles on the M4 between Hayes and Hungerford
- 44 miles on the M2 between Rochester and Faversham
- 37 miles on the A303 near Andover
- 31 miles on the A47 between Great Yarmouth and Peterborough
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