Roads worse despite anti-jam pledge

Traffic jams on Britain's major roads have got worse despite a Government pledge to ease congestion.

The Times newspaper said official figures showed the average motorist now spent an extra 10 seconds at a standstill for every 10 miles on 100 key routes.

Ministers had set a target of cutting delays on the "strategic road network" - the most important motorways and A roads - from 2005 levels, it said.

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