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CONGESTION: Accidents the biggest source of jams

14 January 2011
Roadworks account for around 600 hours of road delays a year
Roadworks account for around 600 hours of road delays a year

 

Road Accidents are a bigger source of serious delays on London’s road network than utility streetworks or highway authority roadworks.

Accidents caused 902 hours of “serious and severe” congestion across London in 2009/10 – 28% of the total. Utility streetworks and highway authority roadworks each accounted for about 600 hours or 19% each. Breakdowns accounted for 9% of the delays.

Last January, TfL introduced a permit scheme for road and streetworks on the Transport...

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