More than 450 miles of major roadworks will be lifted over the four-day Easter break to make journeys better for families.
Highways England aims to complete or lift 208 sets of roadworks by 6am on Thursday 24 March – leaving more than 97% of its 9,534-mile network free of roadworks in time for the holidays.
The government is investing £15billion to deliver the biggest upgrade to motorways and major A-roads in a generation.
Building new roads and creating smart motorways that keep traffic moving even in the busiest periods will cut congestion – and Highways England is taking action to reduce delays over the bank holiday break.
Among the roadworks which have recently been completed are 2.5 miles of road renewal work between J36 and J37 on the M6 near Kendal.
The A590 (near Levens) has recently had a scrub clearance completed as well, and hardening of the central reservation on the M6 near Burton in Kendal is now also complete.
Roads Minister Andrew Jones said:
“We want to deliver fast and reliable journey times for drivers over the bank holiday weekend so I am pleased hundreds of miles of cones are being lifted.
“This is good news for millions of families and hardworking people who will be travelling and taking advantage of the four-day break.
“We are delivering £15billion of upgrades to our roads to make our highways fit for the future – but motorists should not needlessly be held up.”
Highways England will complete 257 miles of roadworks at 133 locations before the Easter holiday.
A further 75 sets of roadworks and lane restrictions will be suspended across 219 miles of carriageway by 6am on Thursday 24 March, until just after midnight on Tuesday 29 March.
For the safety of drivers and their passengers, lane restrictions or temporary speed limits will need to remain at major schemes with large excavation areas or major structural projects which require on-going traffic management for safety.
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