NATIONAL Highways has revealed it will be lifting more than 700 miles of roadworks over the Coronation weekend. 

In a bid to help drivers enjoy smoother journeys, road works in the south east will be removed from National Highways roads by 6am on Thursday, May 4. 

The roadworks will not be put back in place until 12.01am on Tuesday, May 9.

On the weekend of His Majesty King Charles III Coronation, motorists are advised by National Highways to leave plenty of time for their journey and plan before setting off. 

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Across England, more than 96 per cent of motorways and major A road networks will be free from roadworks over the holiday period. 

Routes heading towards London such as the M40, M1 and M4 are expected to be busy with 11 miles of roadworks on the M1 around Hemel Hempstead and Dunstable removed in time for the Coronation weekend.  

To help keep traffic flowing, some 12.5 miles of roadworks will also be removed from the M11 around Cambridge and Harlow with many people expected to use this route to access the M25 or A12 if heading towards the capital. 

Andrew Butterfield, National Highways customer services director, said: “We know that people will want to head to London to witness this historic moment and that’s why we have lifted as many roadworks as possible where it is safe to do so across our network.