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Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local 바카라 사이트˜A바카라 사이트™ roads: October 2021 to September 2022

Congestion on the Strategic Road Network (motorways and 바카라 사이트˜A바카라 사이트™ roads managed by Highways England), and on locally managed 바카라 사이트˜A바카라 사이트™ roads, year ending September 2022.

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On the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for September 2022, the average delay is estimated to be 9.0 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), compared to free flow, a 11.1% increase on the previous year.

The average speed is estimated to be 58.4 mph, down 1.5% from September 2021.

On local 바카라 사이트˜A바카라 사이트™ roads for June 2022, the average delay is estimated to be 45.1 spvpm compared to free flow.

The average speed is estimated to be 23.8 mph.

Please note that figures for the SRN and local 바카라 사이트˜A바카라 사이트™ roads are not directly comparable.

The Department for Transport went through an open procurement exercise and have changed GPS data providers. This led to a step change in the statistics and inability to compare the local 바카라 사이트˜A바카라 사이트™ roads data historically. These changes are discussed in theΒ methodology notes.

The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a marked impact on everyday life, including on congestion on the road network. As these data are affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, caution should be taken when interpreting these statistics and comparing them with previous time periods. Additional on road journeys in 2020 is also available. This Storymap contains charts and interactive maps for road journeys in England in 2020.

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Published 14 December 2022

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