Executive Summary
According to a recent survey the city of Manchester has some of the most congested roads in the U.K. The survey found that on Fridays from 17.00-18.00 it takes an average of 56% longer on Manchester roads than driving the same distance in uncongested conditions. This was rated as the worst time and place to be on the U.K. Based on Automatic counts an average of 29,035 cars cross the Manchester regional centre inbound between 7.30 and 9.30 am and rises to 64,784 cars between 7.00 and 10.00 am. These statistics attest to the fact that road traffic ...