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| Easter holiday getaway: Busiest day on roads expected | Easter holiday getaway: Busiest day on roads expected |
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| Motorists have been taking to the roads for Easter travel, with up to 16m cars expected to be used over the holiday period. | |
| Traffic information firm Trafficmaster had predicted that congestion over the holidays would peak on Thursday. | |
| There will also be disruption on the railways with extensive engineering works taking place over the weekend. | |
| The weather over Easter is forecast to start dry with sunny spells but turn increasingly wet on Sunday. | |
| Road hotspots | Road hotspots |
| The AA said this Easter was expected to be the one of the busiest on the roads in recent years, with mild weather replacing the snow and ice of last year. | The AA said this Easter was expected to be the one of the busiest on the roads in recent years, with mild weather replacing the snow and ice of last year. |
| Routes to the south-west of England were likely to be the busiest, it added. | Routes to the south-west of England were likely to be the busiest, it added. |
| In that region, the M5 has re-opened following a vehicle fire which closed the motorway south of Taunton - but motorists were warned to expect 90-minute delays. | |
| The Highways Agency reported problems on other routes, including the: | |
| The AA said it would have 20% more patrols on duty than normal to deal with extra breakdowns. | |
| Network Rail said engineering work would take place at more than 3,000 locations over the Easter weekend, with almost 8km of track renewals taking place. | Network Rail said engineering work would take place at more than 3,000 locations over the Easter weekend, with almost 8km of track renewals taking place. |
| It will affect stations including Charing Cross, London Bridge, Paddington and King's Cross in London, Southampton Central and Sheffield. | It will affect stations including Charing Cross, London Bridge, Paddington and King's Cross in London, Southampton Central and Sheffield. |
| Passengers are advised to check National Rail Enquiries for any timetable changes before they travel. | Passengers are advised to check National Rail Enquiries for any timetable changes before they travel. |
| Rail industry body the Railway Delivery Group said 20% fewer bus replacement services would be needed compared with last Easter. | Rail industry body the Railway Delivery Group said 20% fewer bus replacement services would be needed compared with last Easter. |
| On London Underground, parts of the Bakerloo, District, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines, as well as London Overground, will be shut. | On London Underground, parts of the Bakerloo, District, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines, as well as London Overground, will be shut. |
| Eurostar is expecting to carry more than 130,000 passengers through the Channel Tunnel over the Easter weekend. | Eurostar is expecting to carry more than 130,000 passengers through the Channel Tunnel over the Easter weekend. |
| 'Sun and showers' | |
| Some 370,000 passengers are expected to fly from Heathrow Airport, 200,000 from Gatwick and 120,000 from Stansted. | |
| In the north of England 110,000 will leave from Manchester Airport, and 100,000 will fly from the Scottish airports. | |
| BBC forecaster Sarah Keith-Lucas said the weekend would start dry and sunny but there would be some rain in the south on Sunday and Monday. | |
| She said it would be "dry, clear and chilly everywhere" on Friday morning, with a slight frost, before a dry and sunny day with highs of 10-15C (50-60F). Patchy cloud is expected in east and south-east England. | |
| Similar conditions are expected on Saturday, though there could be some light rain in north-west Scotland, our forecaster said. | |
| She said Northern Ireland and Scotland should get more sunshine on Sunday, but England and Wales could see rain - some of it heavy in central and south-eastern England. | |
| "Sunny spells and scattered showers" are expected on Monday, with top temperatures of 12-16C. | |
| A survey by Visit England has suggested that 3.4 million Britons plan to go away within the UK over Easter, with 1.6 million heading abroad. | |
| Are you planning to try and get away for Easter today? If you would be happy to speak with the BBC please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using subject 'Easter Getaway' | Are you planning to try and get away for Easter today? If you would be happy to speak with the BBC please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using subject 'Easter Getaway' |
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