Speed limits could be raised to 60mph through roadworks as Highways England tries to combat congestion and reduce the impact of repairs. The government-owned company, which has been testing different speed limits since September 2016, found motorists’ heart rates were lower when driving faster through roadworks. Jim O’Sullivan, the chief executive of Highways England, told the Times newspaper that the 60mph limit was “something that we want to introduce to as many roadworks as possible”. O’Sullivan said: “The volume of roadworks that the network and our users can cope with is probably reaching its peak. According to Highways England 60% of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rate in the 60mph trial zone and 56% presented a decrease on the 55mph trial.

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2017 23:51 UTC