More Than 1,000 Miles of Roadworks Lifted Ahead of Easter Break

With the RAC expecting around 19 million trips to be made by motorists over the easter weekend, the next few days are set to put a huge strain on the UK’s road network.

To help the bank holiday weekend flow a little more smoothly, the UK government has lifted roadworks up and down the country, including more than 130 miles of works on the M25. The transport secretary has also set out plans to impose harsher penalties, with doubled fines and charges of up to £10,000 per day for utility works that overrun at weekends and bank holidays.

Other roads benefiting from the move to reduce the number of roadworks are the M1 (100 miles), the M4 (45 miles), and 31 miles of works on the A47 between Great Yarmouth and Peterborough.

Speaking about the move, Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said:

“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.

“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.”

Routes set to benefit from roadworks being lifted or completed 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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