article_snippet: Britain is facing gridlock this Easter weekend as engineering works on the railways will lead to long queues during the Bank Holiday getaway.
article_snippet: Despite the surge in traffic, the Highways Agency (which becomes Highways England on April 1) is maintaining 55 sets of roadworks over the Bank Holiday weekend.
article_snippet: Parts of the M1, M3, M4 and M6 likely to be hit by lane closures or speed restrictions.
article_snippet: However, the Highways Agency (which becomes Highways England on April 1) said that 62 other roadworks would be temporarily lifted to ease the congestion.
article_snippet: A string of engineering projects is expected to cause delays and overcrowding on some of Britain's busiest lines.
article_snippet: Network Rail said engineering works were planned over the Easter holidays because passenger numbers fell by 20 per cent.
article_snippet: A string of engineering projects is expected to cause delays and overcrowding on some of the busiest lines .
highlights_snippet: Engineering works on railways will see long queues this Easter weekend .
  
highlights_snippet: Network Rail say works planned over Easter as numbers fall by 20 per cent .
  