Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: July 2022 to June 2023
Congestion on the Strategic Road Network (motorways and ‘A’ roads managed by Highways England), and on locally managed ‘A’ roads, for the year ending June 2023.
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Revised Figures
On Thursday 3 October 2024, travel time statistics for the local ‘A’ roads were revised. The revision stems from a change in the provision of data following discussions with our suppliers and is to ensure consistency of the dataset moving forwards. See the technical note for more information.
This adjustment results in minor changes to the figures, but it is important to note that these are minor and that revisions do not impact the overall trends observed.
Although all data previously published is valid, we recommend users who have previously downloaded or utilized the data to refer to the most recent dataset
On the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for the year ending June 2023, the average delay is estimated to be 9.9 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), compared to free flow, an 11.2% increase on year ending June 2022.
The average speed is estimated to be 57.6 mph for the year ending June 2023, down 1.5% from June 2022.
On local ‘A’ roads for the year ending June 2023, the average delay is estimated to be 46.7 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm) compared to free flow. This is up 2.0% on year ending June 2022.
The average speed is estimated to be 23.3 mph for the year ending June 2023, down 2.1% on year ending June 2022.
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Last updated 3 October 2024 + show all updates
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A CTA box has been added, informing users of changes to the series in subsequent publications. These changes affect figures but not observed trends.
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