‘Traffic is still untamed’ says Caroline Russell, as London’s congestion crisis earned it a top spot in world-wide rankings in new figures released today.
London was ranked seventh worst city in the world for congestion, and six of the ten worst roads in the UK are in the capital, according to the report by traffic experts Inrix. [1]
Caroline Russell says:
We have too many vehicles on our roads – the streets are clogged with congestion and pollution that is badly affecting Londoners’ lives.
New roads encourage more traffic. I have called on the Mayor to scrap the Silvertown tunnel because it will only bring more congestion and pollution to east Londoners whose lives are already blighted by bad air.
The Mayor shouldn’t be building in more congestion that is at odds with his vision for healthy streets.
If the Mayor wants London to lose its top congestion ranking, he should push on with providing proper networks of cycling and walking routes to help people get around in the most efficient way possible.
Notes to editors
[1] Inrix global scorecard
http://inrix.com/scorecard/
According to another Inrix study, drivers lost 73 hours in 2016 to delays along the A406 Northbound from Chiswick Roundabout to Hanger Lane in Ealing, London.
The UK's top 10 most congested roads, and the number of hours lost to them, were:
1. A406 Northbound - Chiswick Roundabout to Hanger Lane, London - 73 hours
2. A2 Eastbound - New Cross Gate to Prince Charles Road, London - 62 hours
3. A3211 Eastbound - Westminster Bridge to London Bridge, London - 57 hours
4. A102 Northbound - A2/Kidbrooke to Blackwall Tunnel, London - 51 hours
5. A4200 Southbound - Russell Square to Aldwych, London - 50 hours
6. A1 Southbound - College Gardens to Wallace Park, Belfast - 49 hours
7. A308 Eastbound - Putney Bridge Approach to Sloane Square, London - 46 hours
8. A431 Westbound - Bryants Hill to Lawrence Hill, Bristol - 45 hours
9. A24 Northbound - Ormeau Road to Ann Street, Belfast - 45 hours
10. A6 Northbound - Macclesfield Road to Heaton Lane, Manchester - 44 hours