Trafficmaster sees new congestion hot spots developing across London
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London, March 14 -- As Trafficmaster continues to monitor routes in and out of London, results show that congestion charging is contributing to a dispersion of traffic and causing new congestion areas
Journeys into London are getting longer compared to the first day of charging and many are returning to pre-congestion charging times. However there is still a decrease on seven of the 12 routes monitored. The roads that have seen an increase in journey times look to be areas where drivers are either trying to avoid the charging zone or parking up and getting into the city via public transport.
With the dispersion of traffic, Trafficmaster predicts that new congestion hotspots will develop. Already Stoke Newington High Street and the roads around the Blackwall Tunnel approaches are showing signs of regular, lengthy tailbacks. The chart below shows average weekly journey time comparisons against equivalent weeks in 2002.
Routes into 2002 Average Average Journey Average Average Journey
London Journey time time Journey time time
2nd week March % difference 2nd week of CC % difference
2002 between week 1 commencing between week
of CC 24.02.2003 2 of CC and
and Feb half Feb School Week
term 2002 2002
A1 Mill Hill 55.4 41% decrease 50.72 11% decrease
to Islington
A41 Mill 45.9 25% decrease 40.04 2% decrease
Hill,
Five Ways to
Regents Park
A40/M Denham 62.8 2% increase 53 19% decrease
to Marylebone
A4 Langley, 60.8 2% decrease 53.82 12% decrease
Slough
to Talgarth
Road
A30 Stanwell 14.4 5% increase 15.6 3% increase
to
Osterley
A316 Sunbury 40.5 3% decrease 35.3 21% decrease
Cross to
Ravenscourt
Park
A3 Cobham to 61.7 11% increase 60.8 12% increase
Clapham
A23 Hooley to 74.5 0.3% increase 69.72 8% increase
Brixton
A20 Swanley 19.5 4% increase 20.04 16% decrease
to Eltham
A2/A102 50.3 15% decrease 40.64 17% decrease
Dartford to
Blackwall
Tunnel
A12 Harold 73 19% decrease 73.5 2% decrease
Wood to
Blackwall
Tunnel
A10 Waltham 52 14% decrease 50 6% decrease
Cross
to Stoke
Newington
Routes into Average Average Journey Average Average Journey
London Journey time time Journey time time
3rd week of CC % difference 4th week of CC % difference
commencing between week 3 commencing between week 4
03.03.2003 of CC 03.03.2003 of CC and
and Feb School 2nd week of
Week 2002 March 2002
A1 Mill Hill 51.1 10% decrease 51.6 7% decrease
to Islington
A41 Mill 41.4 1% increase 43.7 5% decrease
Hill, Five
Ways
to Regents
Park
A40/M Denham 56.3 14% decrease 58.7 6% decrease
to
Marylebone
A4 Langley, 55.3 10% decrease 58 5% decrease
Slough to
Talgarth Road
A30 Stanwell 17 12% increase 22.7 57% increase
to Osterley (please see
note)
A316 Sunbury 50.2 13% increase 49.2 21% increase
Cross to (please see
Ravenscourt note)
Park
A3 Cobham to 59.5 10% increase 62.3 1% increase
Clapham
A23 Hooley to 71.2 11% increase 68.8 8% decrease
Brixton
A20 Swanley 19.1 20% decrease 21.3 9% increase
to Eltham
A2/A102 49.5 1% increase 45.8 9% decrease
Dartford to
Blackwall
Tunnel
A12 Harold 73.4 2% decrease 67.08 8% decrease
Wood to
Blackwall
Tunnel
A10 Waltham 60.6 14% increase 61.18 18% increase
Cross
to Stoke
Newington
Please note: These average journey times are slightly skewed as there were majors incidents on one day in the week on these routes
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