Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: April 2023 to March 2024
Congestion on the Strategic Road Network (motorways and ‘A’ roads managed by Highways England), and on locally managed ‘A’ roads for the year ending March 2024.
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On the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for the year ending March 2024, the average delay is estimated to be 10.6 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), compared to free flow, an 11.6% increase on year ending March 2023.
The average speed is estimated to be 56.9 mph for the year ending March 2024, down 1.7% from March 2023.
On local ‘A’ roads for the year ending March 2024, the average delay is estimated to be 47.3 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm) compared to free flow. This is up 3.1% on year ending March 2023.
The average speed is estimated to be 23.2 mph for the year ending March 2024, down 0.9% on year ending March 2023.
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