Highways England is lifting more than 200 miles of roadworks in time for the festive getaway leaving more than 97 per cent of motorways and strategic A roads roadworks-free.
Rail workers were said to be solidly supporting the latest strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains, disrupting travel on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday November 30 but could be subject to change including weather.
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office between 9am and 9pm Wednesday (November, 28, 2018) and 3am and 3pm on Thursday (November, 29, 2018).
Lancashire residents will not be told in real-time whether individual roads have been gritted this winter - in case it raises their expectations or encourages them to sue.
A councillor has claimed that county hall is doing a “disservice” to people who need the police by recommending residents dial 101 to report urgent problems with the roads at night.
