School’s out for summer, and no doubt commuters are enjoying a break from the usual rush-hour traffic – as parents, teachers and other workers have ditched their morning drive to work. Recent research by Confused.com reveals more than two in five (42%) motorists who use their car to get to work are staying home at some point during the school summer holidays. This will relieve the … [Read more...]
Afternoon and night best times to travel
Well thanks to school holidays, you should avoid setting off on the 1 August if you want to steer clear of traffic hotspots, data shows. The 26 July, 1 August, and 22 August are the busiest for Wales with a tenth of one families each date heading away, and 8am is the worst time with 34% leaving at this time. Surveying parents across the nation, car part suppliers Euro Car Parts can reveal … [Read more...]
Run for the sun begins this weekend
The end of school term will spark the traditional Great British summer holiday getaway this weekend with 8.7m heading away from Friday through to Sunday. Data from RAC Traffic Watch shows the peak of the weekend’s travel will be on Saturday 22 July with 3.4m heavily laden vehicles making a dash for it. Friday will see 2.5m cars vie for road space with commuters while Sunday will have more … [Read more...]
Cardiff commuter route to be dug up
A major commuter road into and out of Cardiff will be dug up over the next four weeks. A new drainage system will be installed in Cardiff Road, Llandaff over the next four weeks which will see a temporary traffic light system installed out of peak hours. Considerable delays are expected and on Sunday 30 October and Sunday 20 November there will be a complete road closure. Drivers are … [Read more...]
Planners not calculating true transport costs
Planners are pushing traffic problems down the road, according to analysis of a new report. A recent survey by consultants Emmerson Hill Associates indicates that travel costs by road are most severely impacted, not by the cost of operating cars, but by congestion caused through bad junction design, poor road infrastructure, bad planning and over-engineered or costly “solutions” to traffic … [Read more...]
M4 South Wales holiday traffic warning
The M4 between Cardiff and Swansea is becoming a national traffic hot spot for delays and jams, says the RAC. It is warning motorists planning a getaway today and returning Monday that the 45-mile section is likely to face serious delays at peak times. Port Talbot is the worst bottleneck but jams can also be expected on the approach to the end of the motorway at Pont Abraham and the Newport … [Read more...]