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London’s roads had been in the present day ranked probably the most congested in Europe for the third yr in a row, with drivers within the capital spending a median of 99 hours sitting in visitors.
The entire for Mayor Sadiq Khan’s metropolis in 2023 was up from 97 hours in 2022 and above another metropolis in Europe – behind solely New York and Mexico Metropolis worldwide.
The size of time misplaced to jams in London final yr was additionally 3 per cent above pre-coronavirus ranges, based on the report by visitors info provider Inrix.
The entire value to London of congestion was mentioned to have been £3.8billion, averaging £902 per driver. For the UK as complete it was £7.5billion, up £718million from 2022.
It comes as motorists in London proceed to endure low visitors neighbourhoods and 20mph pace limits along with the broader Ulez charging zone since final August.
The Inrix report additionally acknowledged {that a} typical driver within the UK misplaced 61 hours as a result of visitors jams in 2023, a 7 per cent rise from 57 hours within the earlier 12 months. As well as, London was discovered to now account for round 50 per cent of all UK visitors delays.
Visitors final month on the A102(M) Blackwall Tunnel method in Greenwich, South East London
Transportation analyst Bob Pishue, who authored the report, mentioned: ‘We’re seeing journey return to pre-Covid ranges.
‘The UK and Europe have seen smaller will increase in congestion this yr than in different elements of the world which signifies that these nations have discovered their new journey norms.
‘Whereas London stays most impacted by congestion within the UK, its drop to 3rd means that different giant international cities have returned to pre-Covid ranges of exercise.
‘As a sign of robust financial exercise, elevated congestion could be a constructive signal for cities.’
The info is compiled for what Inrix describes as a ‘International Visitors Scorecard’ which identifies and ranks congestion in almost 950 cities throughout 37 nations based mostly on an ‘Influence Rating’ which examines the affect of congestion relative to inhabitants.
| 2023 UK Rank (2022 Rank) | City Space | 2023 Delay (2022) | In comparison with Pre-Covid | 2023 Price per Driver | 2023 Price per Metropolis | Metropolis Heart Velocity (mph) | Q1 2024 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | London | 99 (97) | +3% | £902 | £3.8bn | 10 | -10% |
| 2 (2) | Birmingham | 60 (55) | +3% | £547 | £293m | 16 | -5% |
| 3 (4) | Bristol | 62 (53) | -7% | £565 | £123m | 14 | -2% |
| 4 (3) | Leeds | 59 (52) | -2% | £538 | £199m | 16 | -5% |
| 5 (5) | Wigan | 61 (52) | +5% | £556 | £85m | 14 | 0% |
| 6 (9) | Bathtub | 67 (56) | -9% | £611 | £26m | 12 | -4% |
| 7 (8) | Chelmsford | 60 (53) | +8% | £547 | £45m | 19 | -1% |
| 8 (11) | Manchester | 54 (47) | 0% | £492 | £126m | 14 | -2% |
| 9 (12) | Hertford-Harlow | 61 (54) | -13% | £556 | £312m | n/a | -7% |
| 10 (6) | Burton upon Trent | 62 (59) | 2% | £565 | £19m | 17 | -4% |
London topped this scorecard in Europe for 2023, and positioned third globally. In 2022, the capital was the world’s second most congested metropolis.
After London, the UK’s most congested city areas had been Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Wigan.
Additionally within the high ten had been Bathtub, Chelmsford, Manchester, Hertford-Harlow and Burton upon Trent.
Analysts added {that a} driver who took London’s most congested hall – the westbound A40 between the North Round and Church Highway – on daily basis on the 3pm peak hour would have misplaced 63 hours sitting in visitors in a single yr.
The busiest hall in Birmingham, the second most-congested city space within the UK, was the A34 southbound from Camp Hill Circus to the A4040. At 3pm on the weekday drivers lose about eight minutes a day, or 34 hours yearly.
The areas of Sheffield and Rochester fell out of the UK high ten from 2022, now at eleventh and 14th respectively, whereas Manchester and Hertford-Harlow each moved up three spots to eighth and ninth.
| Highway Title | From | To | Peak Hour | 2023 Peak Minutes Misplaced | 2023 Hours Misplaced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A40 W | North Round Highway | Church Highway | 3pm | 16 | 63 |
| A4 W | Warwick Highway | Wellesley Highway | 4pm | 14 | 57 |
| M4 E | Heathrow Interchange | Clayponds Lane | 7am | 14 | 57 |
| Highway Title | From | To | Peak Hour | 2023 Peak Minutes Misplaced | 2023 Hours Misplaced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A34 S | Camp Hill Circus | A4040 | 3pm | 8 | 34 |
| A435 S | Haden Circus | Taylor Highway | 3pm | 8 | 33 |
| A441 S | Belgrave Interchange | Watford Highway | 3pm | 8 | 32 |
| Highway Title | From | To | Peak Hour | 2023 Peak Minutes Misplaced | 2023 Hours Misplaced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muller Highway East | A38 | Whitehall Highway | 3pm | 8 | 31 |
| A420 E | Lawrence Hill Roundabout | Kingswood Park | 2pm | 6 | 25 |
| A4174 E | A38 | A37 | 3pm | 5 | 19 |
Inrix mentioned the UK noticed visitors congestion develop in 2023 and attain pre-Covid ranges, which was the identical development seen within the US and Germany.
Nonetheless London’s 2 per cent enhance in congestion was decrease than cities within the international high 25, which Inrix mentioned steered that the capital rebounded from the consequences of Covid sooner and different cities are actually catching up.
London can also be the one UK metropolis within the international high 25 cities.
Regardless of all seeing development in congestion, Birmingham, Leeds and Wigan fell within the affect rankings as congestion in different cities grew sooner.
A spokeswoman for Mr Khan informed MailOnline: ‘London has made trailblazing efforts to cut back congestion ranges and assist folks journey extra sustainably.
| 2023 Influence Rank (2022 Rank) | City Space | Nation | 2023 Delay per Driver (hours) | Change from 2022 | Change from Pre-Covid | Downtown Velocity (mph) | Q1 2024 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | New York Metropolis, NY | USA | 101 | -4% | 11% | 11 | -11% |
| 2 (4) | Mexico Metropolis | MEX | 96 | 13% | -11% | 12 | -5% |
| 3 (2) | London | UK | 99 | 2% | 3% | 10 | -10% |
| 4 (3) | Paris | FRA | 97 | 4% | 1% | 10 | -3% |
| 5 (5) | Chicago, IL | USA | 96 | 10% | 18% | 11 | -8% |
| 6 (6) | Istanbul | TUR | 91 | 12% | 20% | 13 | 5% |
| 7 (7) | Los Angeles CA | USA | 89 | 13% | -4% | 19 | -5% |
| 8 (8) | Boston, MA | USA | 88 | 14% | -1% | 10 | -10% |
| 9 (9) | Houston, TX | USA | 83 | 12% | 1% | 17 | -1% |
| 10 (13) | Cape City | ZAF | 83 | 32% | -10% | 12 | 7% |
‘Roadworks are the largest explanation for delays in cities – which is why the Mayor’s Infrastructure Coordination Service is working with boroughs and utility corporations to ship the pioneering Lane Rental Scheme, serving to to save lots of London highway customers over 1,250 days of roadworks since 2019.’
She added that London was additionally the primary metropolis on the planet to implement a Congestion Cost, saying this diminished congestion by 30 per cent and ‘averted thousands and thousands of automotive journeys’.
The spokeswoman continued: ‘We’re additionally investing in a high-quality public transport community, and a community of cycleways and faculty streets, to make it simpler for Londoners to go away the automotive at dwelling and journey sustainably, maintaining roads clear for many who haven’t any alternative however to drive.
‘Via all these measures, we’re delivering a greener, more healthy, and extra environment friendly London for everybody.’
Transport for London, for which Mr Khan is the chair, was additionally contacted for remark.
Additionally in the present day, a separate research discovered tiny particles emitted by planes are placing thousands and thousands of individuals throughout the UK prone to critical well being situations.
A spokeswoman for London Mayor Sadiq Khan (pictured on June 1) mentioned the capital ‘has made trailblazing efforts to cut back congestion ranges and assist folks journey extra sustainably’
Environmental group Transport & Setting (T&E) mentioned about six million folks – round 9 per cent of the UK inhabitants – that reside inside a 20km radius of London Gatwick, Stansted, Heathrow and Manchester airports are being uncovered to ‘ultrafine particles’ (UFPs) from aviation.
UFPs are under the scale of 100 nanometres in diameter – roughly 1,000 instances smaller than a human hair – and may penetrate deeply into the human physique, having been discovered within the blood, mind and even placentas.
In Europe as a complete, 52 million individuals are affected by the 32 busiest airports, based on findings from the research carried out by Dutch consultancy CE Delft on behalf of T&E which was launched in the present day.
