MOTORISTS will benefit from thousands of miles of roadworks being lifted ahead of the Easter getaway. Workers will down tools across 1,127 miles of repairs nationwide to get the country moving across the four-day break. Estimates from the AA say more than 19 million drivers will make car trips on Good Friday, 18.
5 million people will drive on Easter Saturday and 18.2 million on Sunday and Monday. Around 97 per cent of major roads across England will be completely free from roadworks helping to speed up journeys.
Significant routes being lifted or completed by big getaway include 130 miles on the M25, 100 miles on the M1 between London and Chesterfield and 31 miles between Great Yarmouth and Peterborough. Ministers say they can save drivers £500 per year through £59 on the fuel duty freeze along with filling in potholes which can cost families £460 in repairs. READ MORE ON ROADWORKS DRIVEN MAD We live next to UK's longest-running roadworks blighted by closures for a DECADE STAY CLEAR Crucial motorway used by 130,000 drivers every day to close for entire weekend National Highways are relaunching their ‘TRIP’ campaign to prevent breakdowns calling on drivers to top-up their fuel, rest, inspect tyres, and prepare for all weather conditions.
Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said: “We are tackling the real problems that drivers face by lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over Easter and cracking down on disruptive streetworks to make journeys to see loved ones as smooth .
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