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Gaps in Service Area Provision on the Strategic Road Network
Roadside rest facilities such as service areas perform an important road safety function by providing opportunities for the travelling public to stop and take a break in the course of their journey. Government advice is that motorists should stop and take a break of at least 20 minutes every two hours and that they should have at least one opportunity to do so every 30 minutes of their journeys.
Drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are subject to a regime of statutory breaks, and roadside facilities allow this to happen. Circular 01/2008 sets out policy on the provision, standards and signing of roadside facilities on the Strategic Road Network (SRN), including motorway service areas (MSAs), motorway rest areas (MRAs), truckstops, and services and lay-bys on all purpose trunk roads (APTRs). It also sets out the role of the Highways Agency in relation to such facilities.
Policy on the spacing of roadside facilities on the Strategic Road Network motorways needs to balance the road safety benefit of allowing drivers regular access to services with the potential detriment to safety, traffic flow and the environment. To support this, the Highways Agency has commissioned a study to look at the current provision of service areas on the motorways and all-purpose trunk roads in England to identify the gaps in the network. The output from this study will inform the operating companies of the opportunities that exist for the development of new sites and will facilitate Highways Agency input into the Local Development Framework process to address gaps in provision.
If you require copies of the reports, with larger map versions, please send requests through to the following address:
Review of Strategic Road Network Service Areas
National Report
Motorway Service Areas in England Report (3.63MB PDF)
Regional Reports
North East
North East Region Services Report (1.0MB PDF)
North East Region Services Report Appendix A (1.05MB PDF)
North East Region Services Report Appendix B (1.65MB PDF)
Yorkshire and Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber Region Services Report (1.2MB PDF)
Yorkshire and the Humber Region Services Report Appendix A (1.2MB PDF)
Yorkshire and the Humber Region Services Report Appendix B (2.2MB PDF)
North West
North West Region Services Report (1.22MB PDF)
North West Region Services Report Appendix A (1.02MB PDF)
North West Region Services Report Appendix B (2.55MB PDF)
East Midlands
East Midlands Region Services Report (1.6MB PDF)
East Midlands Region Services Report Appendix A (1.4MB PDF)
East Midlands Region Services Report Appendix B (2.45MB PDF)
West Midlands
West Midlands Region Service Station Report (1.47MB PDF)
West Midlands Region Service Station Report Appendix A (1.13MB PDF)
West Midlands Region Service Station Report Appendix B (2.5MB PDF)
East of England
East of England Region Services Report (1.2MB PDF)
East of England Region Services Report Appendix A (441KB PDF)
East of England Region Services Report Appendix B (2.89MB PDF)
South East
South East Region Services Report (3.16MB PDF)
South East Region Services Report Appendix A (1.79MB PDF)
South East Region Services Report Appendix B (3.22MB PDF)
South West
South West Region Services Report (1.42MB PDF)
South West Region Services Report Appendix A (2.6MB PDF)
South West Region Services Report Appendix B (2.6MB PDF)
