Avoiding Bank Holiday traffic chaos

11:20am Wednesday 20th August 2008

BANK Holiday traffic jam chaos should be avoided in the South West as the Highways Agency has completed or suspended almost two-thirds of all major roadworks.

The Highways Agency's hopes that queues should be shortened across the country, as 18 sets of roadworks will be completed and a further 49 will be suspended between 6am today and midnight on Monday August 25.

Work on schemes at 33 sites will not start until after the bank holiday, but roadworks at 38 locations will remain in place for the safety of drivers and their passengers.

Derek Turner, Highways Agency Network Operations Director said: “There will be a lot of people taking advantage of the late August Bank Holiday so we expect the roads to the main holiday centre, ports and airports will be busy.

The Highways Agency is doing everything it can to help drivers with their journeys, we have removed as many roadworks as possible and we also provide a number of information services that will help drivers.”

For motorists heading towards the South West, the Highways Agency has produced leaflet advising drivers of the busiest times and places in the region including the M5 near Exeter between junctions 29 and 30 on Saturdays between 8am and 3pm.

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