Before the Christmas season, drivers are advised to anticipate “daily delays” due to the massive road upgrades and more than 21 million planned trips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between Monday and Christmas Eve, 21 million leisure trips are anticipated by UK drivers; analysts anticipate significant delays every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The beginning of the week will see a gradual increase in traffic, according to RAC data, before a sharp increase to 2.2 million trips on Thursday and 3.2 million on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An additional 13.5 million leisure trips are scheduled between Friday and Christmas Eve, marking a significant 20% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transport analysis company Inrix has warned that there are likely to be \u201cdaily delays of around 40 minutes\u201d between Friday and Christmas Eve on the M25 clockwise west of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are expectations that the worst traffic on the motorway network will be seen on the M25 clockwise between junction 7 (for the M23\/Gatwick airport) and junction 16 (for the M40\/Birmingham) on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drivers are being urged to avoid being on the road between 12pm and 2pm on the weekend before Christmas, as well as a general warning to set out before 11am and after 6pm to avoid congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The warnings have been issued despite National Highways announcing that it would be lifting the majority of roadworks for the festive getaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organisation is removing more than 1,000 miles of roadworks ahead of the planned 21 million leisure trips over the coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 98 per cent of motorways and major A-roads will be free of roadworks to ensure drivers have a slightly smoother journey home for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vast majority of roadworks will be removed from 6am on Tuesday, December 19 until 12.01am on Tuesday, January 2.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Before the Christmas season, drivers are advised to anticipate “daily delays” due to the massive road upgrades and more than 21 million planned trips. Between Monday and Christmas Eve, 21 … <\/p>\n