Hundreds of miles of roadworks lifted to make Bank Holiday journeys smoother for drivers
National Highways will lift more than 500 miles of roadworks to ease journeys for thousands of motorists travelling over the August 2024 Bank Holiday.
National Highways will lift more than 500 miles of roadworks to ease journeys for thousands of motorists travelling over the August 2024 Bank Holiday.
Almost 97% of the network will be free from roadworks over the long weekend, with 512 miles of works lifted, as motorists travel across the country to enjoy the last of the summer in the UK and beyond.
Ahead of the Bank Holiday, drivers are reminded to have a safe TRIP: (top-up, rest, inspect and prepare). The new summer T.R.I.P. safety campaign has been launched to urge motorists to make sure they’re well rested ahead of long journeys.
The TRIP checklist is:
Top-up – fuel, water and oil
Rest – every two hours
Inspect – tyres and lights
Prepare – plan your journey ahead and check the traffic and weather forecasts
Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood said:
“It’s great that National Highways is lifting roadworks so that everyone can enjoy smooth journeys over the bank holiday.”
“This Government will deliver a safe, reliable, free-flowing road network, delivering for the taxpayer and driving opportunities across the country.”
“Thank you to those working on the network who have been making sure that roads are in good condition for people to have safe journeys without disruption.”
The advice on resting before driving long journeys comes as new research from Ipsos and the National Highways Customer Experience Tracker survey finds nearly one in five drivers (18%) say they tend to have less sleep than usual the night before a journey on England’s motorways and/or major A-roads for holidays, short breaks, day trips, or visiting friends or family in summer.
The most common reasons they gave for sleeping less than usual the night before a journey were an early departure (34%), anxiety about the journey or about oversleeping (32%), excitement (32%) or packing and preparations causing them to stay up late or wake up early (31%).
National Network Manager at National Highways Dale Hipkiss, said:
“We anticipate the roads will be busier than usual this August Bank Holiday, with seaside resorts, airports and theme parks amongst some of the most popular destinations. People heading to Europe via the Kent ports for some last-minute sun should also check before they travel and leave plenty of extra time as routes in Kent are expected to be busier.
“The lifting of roadworks will keep people moving, and some small checks, top-ups and rest as outlined in the TRIP guidance, are all things we encourage drivers to carry out before any long journey – not just during the Bank Holiday.”
The roadworks will be removed by 6am on Friday 23 August and put back into place from 00.01 on Tuesday 27 August.
Motorists driving in hot weather this summer are also being urged to prepare a seasonal kit to help them and their passengers in the event of delays.
The top advice from National Highways is to take plenty of drinking water with you – enough for you and your passengers, as well as food that won’t be affected by the heat
Other ideas include packing sunblock, sunglasses (except category four), hats and a mobile phone charger to help in case of breakdowns. If you take medication, it is worth having a supply with you if needed.
Check the Met Office weather forecast for your route and destination.
Lifted Roadworks
A1 from A1(M) Jct 10 to Alconbury (near Biggleswade)
3 miles of roadworks
A1(M) from Jct 10 to Jct 6 (near Stevenage)
5 miles of roadworks
A120 from Great Dunmow to M11 Jct 8 (near Great Dunmow)
4 miles of roadworks
A1(M) Jct 9 (near Letchworth)
1 mile of roadworks
A14 Jct 37 (near Newmarket)
0.5 miles of roadworks
M1 from Jct 6A to Jct 10 (near Hemel Hempstead)
2 miles of roadworks
M11 Jct 6 to Jct 9 (near Harlow)
3 miles of roadworks
M1 Hartwell to Jct 16 (near Northampton)
5 miles of roadworks
M1 Jct 15a to Jct 19 (near Northampton)
5 miles of roadworks
M1 Jct 24a to Jct 23 (near Loughborough)
5 miles of roadworks
M1 Jct 22 to Jct 21a (near Leicester)
1 mile of roadworks
M1 Jct 28 to Jct 27 (near Mansfield)
5 miles of roadworks
M69 M1 Jct 21 to Jct 1 (near Leicester)
5 miles of roadworks
A1 Stretton to Easton (near Grantham)
5 miles of roadworks
A1 Newark to Coddington (near Newark)
1 mile of roadworks
A14 Jct 12 to Jct 13 (near Northampton)
5 miles of roadworks
A46 Six Hills to Widmerpool (near Nottingham)
5 miles of roadworks
A46 Winthorpe to North Hykeham (near Newark)
5 miles of roadworks
A5 Old Stratford to Towcester (near Northampton)
5 miles of roadworks
A52 Priory to Dunkirk (near Nottingham)
2.5 miles of roadworks
A1M Jct 34 to 36 (near Doncaster)
1 mile of roadworks
A64 Malton RD (near York)
0.5 miles of roadworks
A63 Jct 38 North Cave to Western I/C (near Hull)
2 miles of roadworks
A19 northbound to A182 Murton to A1018 Ryhope (near Seaham)
2.5 miles of roadworks
A38 Willington to Toyota (near Willington)
0.5 miles of roadworks
Completed Roadworks
M11 from Jct 9 to Jct 14 (near Cambridge)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 44 to Jct 45 (near Bury St Edmunds)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A12 from Jct 29 to Jct 30 (near Colchester)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 53 (near Ipswich)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 from Buckden to Baldock (near St Neots)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A11 from Tuttles Interchange to Browick (near Wymondham)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 10 (near Luton)
0.7 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 from Baldock to Alconbury (near St Neots)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 13 to Jct 21 (near Thrapston)
18 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 39 to Jct 41 (near Bury St Edmunds)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 35 to Jct 37 (near Newmarket)
9 mile(s) of roadwork
M1 Jct 10 (near Luton)
0.7 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 from Jct 9 to Jct 8 (near Hemel Hempstead)
0.7 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 from Jct 9 to Jct 10 (near Hemel Hempstead)
0.7 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from A1122 Roundabout to Fakenham Road (near Swaffham)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 from Jct 8 to Jct 6 (near Hemel Hempstead)
10 mile(s) of roadworks
A12 from Jct 17 to Jct 18 (near Chelmsford)
0.6 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 from Jct 10 to Jct 9 (near Luton)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from Lodge Causeway to New Cut Roundabout (near Peterborough)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 13 (near Thrapston)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from Postwick to Cucumber Lane Roundabout (near Norwich)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from Honningham to Easton (near Norwich)
1.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 35 to Jct 34 (near Cambridge)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 from Jct 6 to Jct 7 (near Hemel Hempstead)
1.6 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 47 (near Stowmarket)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
M11 from Jct 13 to Jct 14 (near Cambridge)
1.8 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 from Little Pax to n to Diddington (near St Neots)
1.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from A1042 Postwick to A1074 Longwater (near Norwich)
0.7 mile(s) of roadworks
A428 from Gir to n to Cambourne (near Cambridge)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
M11 Jct 11 (near Cambridge)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 56 to Jct 57 (near Ipswich)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A428 from Caxton Gibbet to Cambourne (near Cambridge)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 from Jct 14 to Jct 15 (near Milton Keynes)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from Burlingham Green to Acle (near Norwich)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 36 to Jct 40 (near Newmarket)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 from Links Road Roundabout to Rackhams Corner (near Great Yarmouth)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 50 to Jct 49 (near Stowmarket)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A12 Jct 29 (near Colchester)
0.6 mile(s) of roadworks
M11 from Jct 10 to Jct 11 (near Cambridge)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
M11 from Jct 6 to Jct 7 (near Harlow)
2.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 57 to Jct 56 (near Ipswich)
3.5 mile(s) of roadworks
M11 from Jct 6 to Jct 7 (near Harlow)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A12 from Jct 29 to Jct 33 (near Colchester)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 58 to Jct 57 (near Ipswich)
3.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 from Jct 62 to Jct 61 (near Felixstowe)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
A12 from Jct 28 to Jct 29 (near Colchester)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
A47 Saddlebow Roundabout (near King's Lynn)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1(M) from Jct 7 to Jct 6 (near Stevenage)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A12 from Jct 12 to Jct 13 (near Brentwood)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
M42 Jct 4 to Jct 6 (near Solihull)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Hartwell to Jct 15a (near Northampton)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 15 to Jct 15a (near Northampton)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 21 to Jct 22 (near Leicester)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 22 to Jct 23 (near Loughborough)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 14 to Jct 15 (near Northampton)
2.75 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 27 to Jct 26 (near Nottingham)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 15a (near Northampton)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
M1 Jct 25 to Jct 24 (near Derby)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
M6 Jct 1 to Catthorpe (near Leicester)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
M69 Burbage to M1 Jct 21 (near Leicester)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
M69 M1 Jct 21 to Jct 2 (near Leicester)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 Colsterworth to Harlaxton (near Grantham)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 Fos to n to Coddington (near Newark)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 Tuxford to Markham Moor (near Retford)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 Appleyard to Elkesley (near Retford)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 East Markham to Tuxford (near Retford)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A1 South Muskhan to Winthorpe (near Newark)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 10 to Jct 11 (near Kettering)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 7 to Jct 3 (near Kettering)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 9 to Jct 8 (near Kettering)
2.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A14 Jct 11 (near Northampton)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A38 Barmote to Priory (near Nottingham)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A38 Mickleover to Kingsway (near Derby)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A38 M1 Jct 28 (near Mansfield)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A38 Mickleover to Kingsway (near Derby)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A42 M1 Jct 23a to Jct 14 (near Loughborough)
1.75 mile(s) of roadworks
A43 Brackley to Towcester (near Milton Keynes)
0.75 mile(s) of roadworks
A43 Barley Mow to Baynards Green (near Milton Keynes)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A43 Oxford Road to Evenley (near Milton Keynes)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A45 Higham Ferrers to Stanwick. (near Northampton)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A45 Higham Ferrers to Rushden (near Northampton)
3.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A45 Raunds (near Northampton)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A45 Rushden to Wellingborough (near Northampton)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A453 M1 Jct 23a to West Leake (near Nottingham)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A453 Ratcliffe on Soar to Crusader Roundabout (near Nottingham)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A453 Crusader Roundabout to Green Lane Roundabout (near Nottingham)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A453 Farnborough to Silverdale (near Nottingham)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A453 Silverdale (near Nottingham)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A453 Silverdale to Farnborough (near Nottingham)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Brough to Doddington (near Lincoln)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 M1 Jct 21a to Cossington (near Leicester)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Newark on Trent to Swannery (near Newark)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Thorpe On The Hill to Skellingthorpe (near Lincoln)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Wanlip to Sixhills (near Loughborough)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Willoughby on the Wolds to Stanton on the Wolds (near Nottingham)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Hobby Horse (near Leicester)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Owlthorpe to Six Hills (near Loughborough)
0.75 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Cossington to Hobby Horse (near Leicester)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A46 Wanlip to Hobby Horse (near Leicester)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A5 Nutts Lane to Dodswell (near Leicester)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A5 Wibtoft to M69 Jct 1 (near Leicester)
0.75 mile(s) of roadworks
A52 Bingham to Grantham (near Grantham)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A52 Silverdale to Radcliffe on Trent (near Nottingham)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A52 Sedgebrook (near Grantham)
0.25 mile(s) of roadworks
A6 Ockbrook to Thulston (near Derby)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A43 Jct 15a to Towcester (near Northampton)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A31 Poulner to M27 Jct 1 (near Totton)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Longmoor (near Bordon)
0.93 mile(s) of roadworks
M3 Jct 3 to 2 (near Chertsey)
1.9 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Mil to n to Chilton (near Abingdon)
0.43 mile(s) of roadworks
A404M Jct 9b to M4 (near Maidenhead)
1.73 mile(s) of roadworks
M4 Jct 13 to 12 (near Chieveley)
0.37 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Grigges Green to Longmoor (near Liphook)
4.47 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Longmoor to Hazel Grove (near Liphook)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Hogs Back to Compton (near Godalming)
4.37 mile(s) of roadworks
A404 Burtchetts Green (near Maidenhead)
1.16 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Beedon to East Ilsley (near Newbury)
5.63 mile(s) of roadworks
M4 Jct 5 (near Slough)
0.7 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Abingdon (near Abingdon)
2.24 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Marcham (near Abingdon)
4.64 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 West Ilsley to East Ilsley (near Newbury)
4.99 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Chilton (near Didcot)
5.47 mile(s) of roadworks
M3 Jct 12 (near Eastleigh)
4.21 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Marcham (near Abingdon)
5.63 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Milton (near Abingdon)
6.26 mile(s) of roadworks
M4 Jct 15 to Jct 14 (near Swindon)
13 mile(s) of roadworks
A34 Abingdon (near Abingdon)
1.68 mile(s) of roadworks
M4 Jct 10 to Jct 8/9 (near Winnersh)
0.86 mile(s) of roadworks
M3 Jct 4 (near Camberley)
1.11 mile(s) of roadworks
M4 Jct 12 to 13 (near Chieveley)
3.1 mile(s) of roadworks
A3M Jct 5 to 4 (near Waterlooville)
4.73 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Sheet to Berelands (near Petersfield)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Berelands (near Petersfield)
5.51 mile(s) of roadworks
A3 Horndean (near Cowplain)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Emsworth to Fishbourne (near Emsworth)
2.35 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Crockerhill to Hammer Pot (near Boxgrove)
0.73 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Emsworth (near Emsworth)
1.94 mile(s) of roadworks
A2 Coldred to Barham (near Canterbury)
0.96 mile(s) of roadworks
M20 Jct 4 to 6 (near Maidstone)
5 mile(s) of roadworks
A2 Lydden to Coldred (near Dover)
0.32 mile(s) of roadworks
A2 Duke of York to Whitfield (near Dover)
7.91 mile(s) of roadworks
A21 Morleys Road to Westerham Road (near Sevenoaks)
9 mile(s) of roadworks
A2 Jubilee Way (near Dover)
0.58 mile(s) of roadworks
A21 Pembury to Kippings Cross (near Tunbridge Wells)
2.81 mile(s) of roadworks
A21 Morleys Road to Westerham Road (near Sevenoaks)
9 mile(s) of roadworks
M2 Jct 5 to Jct 4 (near Gillingham)
2 mile(s) of roadworks
A2 M2 Jct 1 to Marling Cross (near Gravesend)
3.03 mile(s) of roadworks
A20 Alkham Valley to M20 Jct 13 (near Folkestone)
6.98 mile(s) of roadworks
M2 Jct 5 to 4 (near Gillingham)
1.57 mile(s) of roadworks
A23 Hurstpierpoint to Bolney (near Bolney)
1.54 mile(s) of roadworks
A20 Dover Docks to York Street (near Dover)
0.32 mile(s) of roadworks
M2 Jct 3 to Jct 2 (near Rochester)
5.85 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Bognor Road to Stockbridge Roundabout (near Chichester)
0.62 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Ashcombe (near Lewes)
0.91 mile(s) of roadworks
A21 Swiftsden to Flimwell (near Flimwell)
0.2 mile(s) of roadworks
M2 Newnham to Dungate (near Sittingbourne)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Temple Bar to Fontwell (near Chichester)
6.65 mile(s) of roadworks
M23 Jct 9 to 10a (near Crawley)
3.19 mile(s) of roadworks
M23 Jct 8 to 9 (near Horley)
1.19 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Lewes Road (near Polegate)
0.08 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Golden Jubilee roundabout to Pevensey roundabout (near Eastbourne)
0.19 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Arundel Road to Crossbush (near Arundel)
2.74 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Ashcombe Roundabout to Southerham Roundabout (near Lewes)
2.16 mile(s) of roadworks
A20 M20 Jct 13 to Western Heights (near Folkestone)
7.52 mile(s) of roadworks
A23 Pease Pottage to Warninglid (near Pease Pottage)
1.96 mile(s) of roadworks
A27 Stockbridge roundabout to Warblington roundabout (near Havant)
0.8 mile(s) of roadworks
M23 Jct 9 to 11 (near Crawley)
1.13 mile(s) of roadworks
M180 Jct 3 to 2 (near Scunthorpe)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
M62 Jct 37 (near Goole)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A616 (near Barnsley)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A38 Under Toyota (near Willington)
1 mile(s) of roadworks
A50 at junction 5 (A516) (near Hilton )
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A38 Under Toyota (near Willington)
0.5 mile(s) of roadworks
A50 Jct 1 to Jct 2 (near Derby)
3 mile(s) of roadworks
Notes to Editors
For more information on the TRIP vehicle checklist visit: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/trip/
Operation Brock
Drivers travelling to Europe via the Kent ports, are also being reminded that Operation Brock is active on the M20. Operation Brock is a traffic management arrangement for traffic heading to Eurotunnel or the Port of Dover. You can check on the status of Operation Brock by clicking here: Operation Brock updates.
Technical note on Ipsos survey methodology
- Ipsos UK and National Highways surveyed 2,500 adults aged 16-75 in England, using Ipsos’ online panel. Survey fieldwork took place 22 April – 2 May 2024 (inclusive).
- The data reported in this press release are based on questions asked of 1,860 adults who drove on England’s motorways or major A-roads in the previous 12 months.
- These findings reported have been taken from a larger tracking study.
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