Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: January to December 2020
Travel time statistics on the Strategic Road Network and on locally managed ‘A’ roads for the year ending December 2020.
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Explore the interactive maps showing the average delay and average speed on the Strategic Road Network and Local ‘A’ Roads in England, in 2020.
Additional Analysis on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the road journeys is also available. This story map contains charts and interactive maps for road journeys in England.
On the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for 2020, the average delay is estimated to be 6.7 seconds per vehicle per mile compared to speed limits travel times, a 29.5% decrease compared to 2019.
The average speed is estimated to be 61.8mph, 5.1% up on 2019.
In 2020, on average 42.1% of additional time was needed compared to speed limits travel times, on individual road sections of the SRN to ensure on time arrival. This is down 25.2 percentage points compared to 2019, so on average a lower proportion of additional time is required.
On local ‘A’ roads for 2020, the average delay is estimated to be 33.9 seconds per vehicle per mile compared to free flow travel times. This is a decrease of 22.8% on 2019.
The average speed is estimated to be 27.3 mph. This is an increase of 8.2% on 2019.
Please note a break in the statistical time series for local ‘A’ roads travel times has been highlighted beginning January 2019.
Please note that figures for the SRN and local ‘A’ roads are not directly comparable.
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a marked impact on everyday life, including on congestion on the road network. As these data are affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, caution should be taken when interpreting these statistics and comparing them with previous time periods. While values had previously been moving towards their pre-lockdown levels, this trend appears to have reversed in the months following September 2020.
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