MOTORISTS in the West Midlands will benefit from better journeys this Easter after Highways England announced it is lifting more than 58 miles of major roadworks.
Nationally, more than 450 miles of major roadworks will be lifted over the four-day break to make journeys better for families.
Highways England aims to complete or lift 208 sets of roadworks by 6am on Thursday, March 24 – leaving more than 97 per cent of its 9,534-mile network free of roadworks in time for the holidays.
Roads Minister Andrew Jones said: “We want to deliver fast and reliable journey times for drivers over the bank holiday weekend so I am pleased hundreds of miles of cones are being lifted.”
Highways England will complete 257 miles of roadworks at 133 locations before the Easter holiday.
A further 75 sets of roadworks and lane restrictions will be suspended across 219 miles of carriageway until just after midnight on Tuesday, March 29.
However lane restrictions or temporary speed limits will need to remain at major schemes with large excavation areas or major structural projects which require on-going traffic management for safety.
Drivers can get the latest travel information from www.trafficengland.com
