Motorists going on trips in Britain this summer will be delayed by work over stretches between ten and 17 miles long on the M1, M3, M4, M5, M6, M20, M25 and M27 over the coming weeks.
Long stretches of roadworks on M1, M3, M4, M5, M6, M20, M25 and M27Drivers face a 'nightmare' on motorways across Britain during the summer holidays as they endure more than 220 miles of roadworks.
The majority of works form part of a £390million scheme for more emergency refuge areas in sections of all-lane running smart motorways, reported The Times. 'Of course we support putting in new emergency areas which, technically, should make smart motorways safer. 'While this work is underway, temporary speed limits are in place for the safety of our workers and road users. These will be removed when the emergency area retrofit programme is completed next March.
A total of 3.6million car journeys were expected to have taken place on Saturday, with another 2.9million trips on Sunday. The longest delays were predicted to have been on the M5 southbound between Bristol and Devon.The RAC said the weekend - including trips taken on Friday - would be second only to 2022, during the hot summer that followed two years of lockdowns.
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