Watch out for travel snarl ups more than the Easter weekend

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

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

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

Up the junction

Improvements to the M1 in the Midlands will impact the area around Junction 19. Road functions amongst junctions 28 and 31 could also influence your journey.

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

“Euston, we have a problem…”

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

The engineering functions influence Southern, London Midland and Virgin Trains.

Obtaining Crossrail

Perform on the Crossrail improvement will close the railway between Hayes & Harlington and Didcot Parkway via Reading.

The closure will influence services among 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 last until April 12.

Capital deficit

Engineering work also indicates 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 a variety of line closures in the Shenfield location that will disrupt trains between Norwich and Ipswich and London Liverpool Street as well as amongst Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street.

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

Highway to hell

The Highways Agency has much more specifics about planned road functions or you can pay a visit to National Rail for information on train travel.

Watch out for travel snarl ups more than the Easter weekend