London is the most congested city in the UK, but which is the road with the heaviest traffic jams?

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Yesterday, London was revealed to be the most congested city in the UK – and the data by Inrix has also named the capital’s most congested roads.

The top five most congested roads in the UK are to be found in London, unsurprisingly, and two happen to be in the city centre. So the question is: Do you live in the capital’s most traffic-heavy road?

It seems traffic is at its worst during the evening as commuters make their way home.

You might want to avoid the northbound Chiswick roundabout road towards Hanger Lane as it has won the top spot. Motorists spent a total of 73 hours in hold ups in 2016, mostly accumulated during the evening rush hour.

The A2 Eastbound from New Cross Gate to Prince Charles Road came in second with 62 hours spent in gridlock, and eastbound from Westminster Bridge towards London Bridge was third.

The only road which saw congestion at its heaviest during the morning rush hour was the northbound road from A2/Kidbrooke to the Blackwall Tunnel with a total of 51 hours, coming in at fourth place. And at number five is another central London road: southbound from Russell Square to Aldwych robbed drivers of 50 hours through delays.

The UK's most congested roads

Rank City / Large Urban Area Road From To Worst Peak Period Total Hours of Delay
1 London A406 Northbound Chiswick Roundabout Hanger Lane PM 73
2 London A2 Eastbound New Cross Gate Prince Charles Rd PM 62
3 London A3211 Eastbound Westminster Bridge London Bridge PM 57
4 London A102 Northbound A2/Kidbrooke Blackwall Tunnel AM 51
5 London A4200 Southbound Russell Square Aldwych PM 50
6 Belfast A1 Southbound College Gardens Wallace Park PM 49
7 London A308 Eastbound Putney Bridge Approach Sloane Square PM 46
8 Bristol A431 Westbound Bryants Hill Lawrence Hill AM 45
9 Belfast A24 Northbound Ormeau Road Ann Street AM 45
10 Manchester A6 Northbound Macclesfield Road Heaton Lane AM 44

 

Data from Inrix