Watch out for travel snarl ups more than the Easter weekend

Traveling more than the Easter weekend? Negative news: you are probably to face delays and disruption on the roads and railway.

The Highways Agency has confirmed 55 sets of roadworks on key roads and motorways which includes the M1, M3, M4 and M6.

Trains will also be affected, with major disruption on lines out of Paddington and Euston in London.

Up the junction

Improvements to the M1 in the Midlands will influence the region around Junction 19. Road works between junctions 28 and 31 could also influence your journey.

Operate to upgrade the M60 north of Manchester is probably to result in disruption on the M60 and M62. There could also be delays on the M6 between junctions 10a and 13.

“Euston, we have a problem…”

The line in and out of Euston station will be closed for 4 days over the Easter weekend as National Rail carries out improvements about Watford Junction, which includes renewing signalling, laying new track and the reconstruction of the Orphanage Road Bridge.

The engineering performs have an effect on Southern, London Midland and Virgin Trains.

Acquiring Crossrail

Function on the Crossrail development will close the railway in between Hayes & Harlington and Didcot Parkway via Reading.

The closure will impact solutions between Paddington and Greenford, Slough and Windsor & Eton Central, Maidenhead and Marlow, Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.

Trains will be diverted and an amended timetable will operate on all routes to and from London Paddington. This perform is slated to final until April 12.

Capital deficit

Engineering perform also means there will be no Southeastern train solutions calling at Deptford, Greenwich, London Bridge (platforms 1 to 6), London Cannon Street, London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East, Maze Hill or Westcombe Park.

Then there are various line closures in the Shenfield area that will disrupt trains amongst Norwich and Ipswich and London Liverpool Street as well as between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street.

Many of the train operators are advising passengers to postpone traveling until soon after the Easter weekend. But if you can not alter your plans, it is worth checking the timing of the operates and any revised timetables prior to you set off.

Highway to hell

The Highways Agency has a lot more specifics about planned road operates or you can visit National Rail for information on train travel.

Watch out for travel snarl ups more than the Easter weekend