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08/03/2013
Bypassing Roadworks Adds 240 Miles Per Year
Motorists are adding almost 240 miles a year in their efforts to bypass roadworks.
A Freedom of Information Act has revealed that Britain's motorists are enduring 1,434 miles of roadworks.
The 19,000 sets of roadworks add up to an average of 43 minutes a week delay to journeys.
Councils with a high number of works in their area were Essex County Council with 6,000, East Riding of Yorkshire Council with 2,066 and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in Yorkshire with 1,815.
Councils with some of the longest stretches of roadworks in terms of miles were Cumbria County Council (217 miles) and Oxford City Council (207 miles).
(GK)
A Freedom of Information Act has revealed that Britain's motorists are enduring 1,434 miles of roadworks.
The 19,000 sets of roadworks add up to an average of 43 minutes a week delay to journeys.
Councils with a high number of works in their area were Essex County Council with 6,000, East Riding of Yorkshire Council with 2,066 and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in Yorkshire with 1,815.
Councils with some of the longest stretches of roadworks in terms of miles were Cumbria County Council (217 miles) and Oxford City Council (207 miles).
(GK)
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