Bank holiday travel problems forecast
25th August 2010
Little can be done about the rain expected over the bank holiday weekend, but travellers may consider taking out breakdown cover to minimise the chances of encountering travel problems.
Those looking to travel by car over the weekend have been warned to expect congestion. Road restrictions will stay in place at 32 locations in the country, including works at the M48 in Chepstow in Wales, the M62 near Leeds and two sections of the M25. However, the Highways Agency will complete work at a number of other sites before the weekend and is lifting restrictions in other locations.
Bus replacement services will be the only option for some rail passengers, although the disruption will be less than it was over last year's August bank holiday weekend.
However, rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus Rail called for industry restrictions to be relaxed during disruption so that passengers were not charged more for taking the quickest route.
Heathrow is handling 840,000 passengers over the four-day period from Friday to Bank Holiday Monday, with the busiest day being Friday when 217,900 people will be passing through the west London airport, so it may be advisable to sort out travel money in advance.
Heathrow's five busiest destinations over the bank holiday period are New York, Dubai, Paris, Dublin and Los Angeles.
The Highways Agency will have completed 83 sets of roadworks before the weekend and is lifting restrictions at 24 more sites from 6am on Friday until midnight on Monday.
Copyright © Press Association 2010
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