It is estimated that 21.5 million leisure trips will be made by car between Good Friday and Easter Monday, according to the automobile organization. This is the largest since the organization began tracking motorists’ plans for Easter 2014. The busiest day on the streets on the weekend of bank holidays is expected to be Good Friday. The West Coast Rail line will be closed throughout the Easter weekend between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central due to upgrades to the existing line and HS2 project, a headache for Liverpool and Manchester City fans traveling to the semi-final in England. Wembley. on Saturday. Customers planning trips between Euston and Scotland are advised to travel on both sides of the weekend. On the road, traffic information provider Inrix highlighted many potential bottlenecks. These include:
The M6 north between junction 26 (Orrell junction, Greater Manchester) and junction 36 (lake area). The M25 turns clockwise from junction 8 (junction Reigate Hill, Surrey) to junction 16 (junction Denham, Buckinghamshire). The A303 near Stonehenge, Wiltshire.
Drivers who want to avoid congestion as much as possible are asked to start before 9 am or delay their journey until 7:30 pm. RAC Traffic Representative Rod Dennis said: “After two years of relatively quiet Easter holidays on the streets, our research suggests a return to traffic levels that are much more typical of this time of year. It is very likely that this weekend will prove to be one of the busiest leisure trips for many years. “Add the impact of the disruption to the rail network and one of the biggest games on the sports calendar that will take place this weekend, and you will have all the necessary ingredients for road problems. The volume of traffic will probably be even greater if there is some warm spring sunshine “. In addition to traffic jams, motorists also face the most expensive Easter ever recorded in terms of fuel prices. The latest government figures show that the average cost of a liter of petrol at UK stadiums on April 4 was 161.9 p.m., with diesel at 176 BC. Some gas stations in parts of the South and Midlands are experiencing fuel shortages following the closure of oil terminals by the Just Stop Oil campaign. Disruption is expected in other means of transport on the Easter weekend. Several airlines and airports are battling illness and staff shortages, with thousands of flights canceled by easyJet and British Airways in recent weeks. Manchester Airport advises departing passengers to expect delays of up to 90 minutes. The long queues are likely to continue on the streets of Kent due to the lack of inter-channel routes caused by the suspension of P&O Ferries after the dismissal of almost 800 employees. The company hopes to continue services this week pending regulatory approval.
