A study of road closures over a four-week period has revealed the most disrupted roads per mile with one Dartford route topping the list.
The research, commissioned by Vertu Motors, used National Highways data spanning a four-week period.
Coming top of the list by some way, the A282, better known as the Dartford Crossing, is by far the road suffering the most closures per mile.
With 56 total closures on the road stretching just two miles, that equates to an average 28 closures per mile
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The second road of the list, the M602, only experienced nine closures per mile, 68 per cent less than the A282.
UKs most disrupted roads
According to Vertu Motors’ research, these are the ten roads experiencing the most closures per mile.
1. A282 - The Dartford Crossing
Total closures: 56
Road length: 2 miles
Average closures per mile: 28
2. M602 - Eccles to Salford
Total closures: 34
Road length: 4 miles
Average closures per mile: 9
3. M32 - South Gloucestershire and Bristol
Total closures: 23
Road length: 4 miles
Average closures per mile: 6
4. A31 - Guildford, Surrey to Bere Regis, Dorset
Total closures: 91
Road length: 19 miles
Average closures per mile: 5
5. M60 - Manchester Outer Ring Road
Total closures: 112
Road length: 36 miles
Average closures per mile: 3
6. M66 - Lancashire and Greater Manchester
Total closures: 22
Road length: 8 miles
Average closures per mile: 3
7. A627M - Chadderton to Rochdale
Total closures: 11
Road length: 4 miles
Average closures per mile: 3
8. M56 - Cheshire and Greater Manchester
Total closures: 84
Road length: 33 miles
Average closures per mile: 3
9. M67 - Denton Island to Hattersley in Greater Manchester
Total closures: 12
Road length: 5 miles
Average closures per mile: 2
10. M180 - Hatfield, South Yorkshire to Barnetby, Lincolnshire
Total closures: 61
Road length: 26 miles
Average closures per mile: 2
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