The vast majority of road maintenance projects taking place across the country are to be put on hold or completed by the Highways Agency in preparation for increased traffic flows this Easter bank holiday weekend.

In total, the agency will be completing or removing 70 per cent of its ongoing roadwork projects by 06:00 BST on April 18th, with road users to benefit from this reduction in hold-ups until 00:01 on April 22nd.

More than 150 miles of roadworks are being completed ahead of the weekend break, as the agency looks to ensure the nation's transport network is able to cope with the expected high volumes of traffic over the coming days.

Simon Sheldon-Wilson, director of traffic management at the Highways Agency, commented: "We are investing record amounts in improvements on our network and recognise there will be disruption. That is why we plan our work to keep that disruption to a minimum and lift as many road works as possible at busy or peak times such as Easter.

"People will be able to travel more freely this weekend as more than 300 miles of road works are completed or suspended on our roads."

Overall, 98 per cent of the nation's transport network will be free from roadworks for the whole of the Easter break – something that will benefit millions of road users, as figures published by the AA this week show upwards of 16 million vehicle owners will be carrying out journeys over the coming weekend.

Areas where lane restrictions have been in place will benefit from the removal of these hold-ups, although the agency has stated that any previously instigated temporary speed limits will remain in force in order to ensure the safety of all road users in the vicinity of projects that are not yet finished.

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