National Statistics

Congestion on local 'A' roads, England: April to June 2015

National Statistics
From:
Department for Transport
Part of:
Road congestion and travel times, Road network and traffic, and Flow weighted vehicle speeds (CGN02)
Published:
13 August 2015

Congestion on local ‘A’ roads statistics in England between April to June 2015.

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Congestion on local ‘A’ roads, England: April to June 2015 report

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Congestion on local ‘A’ roads, England: April to June 2015 data tables

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In year ending to June 2015 average speeds on local ‘A’ roads in England during the weekday morning peak were 23.8 mph. This is a 0.6% decrease on the year ending March 2015.

For individual months average speeds on local ‘A’ roads in England were slower across April, May and June 2015, with decreases of 3.1%, 1.2% and 2.3% respectively, compared to the same months in 2014.

Over the longer term, a combination of increases in traffic on the ‘A’ road network and intermittent periods of high rainfall levels are likely to have contributed to the fall in speeds observed between March 2012 and June 2015.

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Published: 13 August 2015

From: Department for Transport

Part of: Road congestion and travel times Road network and traffic Flow weighted vehicle speeds (CGN02)