As more than one billion miles are set to be travelled in the Easter bank holiday, Highways England bids to complete roadworks to ease congestion.
It says it is working around the clock to remove 300 miles of roadworks – meaning 99% of motorways and major A roads will be roadworks-free in time for Easter.
Data shows of the more than 1bn miles travelled in the week leading up to Easter last year, more than 280 million miles were on Thursday 13 April alone; that’s almost 20 million more than the preceding Thursday.
Highways England’s customer service director Melanie Clarke, said: “We’re doing everything we can to make journeys as smooth as possible this Easter and that’s why we’re keeping 99% of the road network we manage, free from roadworks.
“Safety is our top priority and we know from experience that almost half of breakdowns can easily be avoided if motorists carry out simple vehicle checks before setting off over this period.”
The motorway and major A-road network will be free of roadworks from 6am March 29 until 12.01am on April 3.
