A total of 23,851 roadworks took place in one year
A total of 23,851 roadworks had taken place throughout the year in Leeds, putting it at the bottom of the list as it trailed behind Hampshire City Council with 25,581 roadworks. Meanwhile, Essex County Council topped the list with a staggering 77,423 roadworks throughout the same period.
Of this huge number, almost 63,000 were undertaken by statutory undertakers, which includes external companies such as broadband companies. The information is based on road and street works carried out by the council themselves as well as third parties and statutory undertakers. Leeds has also been plagued with a number of roadworks especially in its city centre in preparation forin February 2023. Although traffic is no longer going through the area, traffic congestion remains an issue in other parts of the city.
Leeds City Council has previously said that the work will help create a “world-class gateway to the city centre” and will transform City Square into a “more people-first environment.” The second spot belongs to Staffordshire County Council which had 52,871 roadworks between 2021 and 2022 financial year.Although Staffordshire’s total is huge, it’s almost 25,000 lower than first place, putting Essex’s total into perspective.
Below is the full list of local authorities across the UK with the most roadworks between 2021 and 2022., these 10 local authorities had the most roadworks in place between April 2021 and March 2022 financial year.
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