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...]
Newslines 17 December
The £50m A486 Ceredigion link road is now officially open after Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates marked the completion of the £5.7m stretch from Post Bach to Synod Inn. Designed by Capita and constructed by Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, this last part of the wider scheme has seen construction of approximately 3km of highway realignment, including a 7.3m wide single … [Read more...]
Big getaway predicted this week by RAC
The coming bank holiday weekend looks set to be a bumper one with double the number of cars on the road compared to the late August bank holiday weekend last year. In total more than 20m leisure trips are expected as many Brits set off to enjoy the last long weekend this side of Christmas. A study of motorists’ plans by RAC Traffic Watch found Saturday will be by far the busiest day with 5 … [Read more...]
15 Million cars heading onto roads next few days
More than 15 million cars will be on the country’s major roads for the coming bank holiday – a million more than in 2015 and the highest number in three years, says RAC Traffic Watch. A study of nearly 1,700 motorists’ plans for the bank holiday shows Saturday 28 May is expected to be the most hectic day, with around 4.5 million cars taking to the roads as Brits get away to enjoy the last long … [Read more...]
“Bad” Friday getaway warning from RAC
The RAC is warning anyone planning to getaway this Easter to expect a long ‘Bad’ Friday. Over five million motorists take to their cars for some well-earned time away, and face more jams on Easter Monday. RAC Traffic Watch data shows a total of 16.8m car journeys will be made over the Easter weekend as people make the most of the long weekend visiting family and friends or enjoying a break … [Read more...]
