The Easter getaway began today with drivers warned to expect 'carmageddon' as families on leisure journeys compete for road space with regular commuters.
Meanwhile the Port of Dover warned those catching a ferry today that sea conditions in the English Channel were 'rough with a strong south-easterly breeze, force six'. READ MORE UK weather: Storm Nelson batters the country with map showing where 70mph winds, heavy rain, hail and thunder will hit as temperatures dip to 0C - and SNOW blankets parts of Wales and southern England Advertisement Rail travel will also be disrupted by engineering works, with the southern section of the West Coast Main Line closed between tomorrow and Easter Monday.
A further 3.3million Easter leisure journeys have been planned by drivers who are undecided exactly what day they will travel, leading to a total of around 14.5million getaway trips between Thursday and Easter Monday. 'Anyone who can delay leaving on Thursday until much later in the evening or set off as early as possible on Good Friday is likely to have a better journey than those who travel during the peak periods of the day.
Meanwhile the AA said Easter Saturday is expected to be busiest day of the holiday period, with at least 18.5million taking to the roads. 'Before setting off on a long journey it's important to check your car. Take 10 minutes to check your oil, coolant and windscreen wash levels.' Network Rail said it was laying new track near Kensal Green tunnel in North West London and replacing a busy junction just south of Milton Keynes.
Greater Anglia warned of disruption across its routes because of construction work for the new Beaulieu Park station in Chelmsford, as well as track maintenance work. 'There's never a good time to do the work we need to do but the four days of the bank holiday, when fewer people are travelling, give us the opportunity to do major work we couldn't do in normal weekend.'We've got 493 different pieces of work taking place this Easter, most happening overnight, including laying over 8,000 metres of new rail and putting down over 40,000 tonnes of new ballast to support the tracks.
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