Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend, the highest number for an Easter bank holiday since the RAC first started tracking motorists’ plans in 2014, according to new research published today.1 Good Friday – the first bank holiday since the start of the year – looks set to be...
London’s busiest roads are back to pre-pandemic levels according to new data released this afternoon. Congestion last month reached 61 per cent, close to the levels recorded in 2019 of 63 per cent, according to traffic index TomTom. Not only that but the average Londoner wastes 115 hours stuck in traffic every year. That’s over 4 days...
Rush-hour traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels in parts of the country yesterday as the end of home working and the start of the new school term led to a rise in congestion.
The switch to “staycations” will have boosted Britain’s tourism sector more than that of other countries, according to new analysis published as the industry welcomed a government decision to relax restrictions on inbound travel. Read full Story: https://www.ft.com/content/dd954f6b-f6f1-492e-9e1a-4b496f6b9bcd
Motorway Statistics
Birmingham - Carlisle M6
Average Vehicles Per Day, North of M62 Junction = 69,000
Average Vehicles Per Day, South of M62 Junction = 115,000
London - LeedsM1
Average Vehicles Per Day, North of M6 Junction = 114,000
Average Vehicles Per Day, South of M6 Junction = 123,000
Exeter - BirminghamM5
Average Vehicles Per Day = 92,000
London - Ring RoadM25
Average Vehicles Per Day, Eastern Links from A1 to M23 = 136,000
Average Vehicles Per Day, Western Links from A1 to M23 = 166,000
London - South WalesM4
Average Vehicles Per Day = 101,000
Source: DfT Automatic Traffic Counters
Last updated: September 2020