News Published on : 17-Nov-2021 14:35:40

Roadworks play a vital role in maintaining the infrastructure of the country by making sure traffic can run smoothly and safely throughout the land. Nevertheless they can still be a massive source of frustration to road users as they can cause lengthy delays and disruption to a vast number of people. On average it is estimated that UK motorists lose 28 hours a year due to being stuck in traffic caused by roadworks and almost everyone in the country has been impacted by them at some point. Even small works in the UK can feel like they take an eternity compared to other countries. Top Three Roadwork Counties 1. Herefordshire: 105 614 roadworks in the past two years The west English county of Herefordshire has seen the most road and street works undertaken in the past two years by the council and utilities. With over 100 00 it is the only council area of any type in the country with a six-figure number of roadwork projects. Furthermore it is almost 90 000 more than the national average for the same period. 2. Sheffield: 84 587 roadworks in the past two years Sheffield had just under 85 000 separate roadworks in the past two years which makes it the roadwork capital city of the country. Within the city council boundaries of the Steel City there were 44 677 roadworks in 2020/21 the longest of which took 19 days to complete. This is slightly higher than in 2019/20 when 39 910 works were carried out. 3. Birmingham: 79 538 roadworks in the past two years Birmingham is the largest city council area with a population of almost 1 million more people than Sheffield however when it comes to roadworks there were 5 049 fewer roadworks in the second city over the past two years. This is largely due to a 36% decrease in the number of roadworks taking place in Birmingham in 2020/21 than there had been the previous year.