The UK’s second most congested A road is in London Bridge and West Bermondsey, according to a recent study.
Long Lane, otherwise known as the A2198, from Borough Station to Tower Bridge Road, delayed cars by three hours and 45 minutes every month, according to Instant Office’s research.
This was only surpassed by the A3207 in Wandsworth which goes from Clapham Junction to York Road and saw average monthly delays of three hours and 47 minutes.
Mortimer Street (A5204), Westminster, Little St John Street (A5268) in Cheshire West and Creek Road (A200) in Greenwich also made the top five.
However, Southwark did not even come in the top five most congested boroughs, which consisted of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Islington, Wandsworth and Camden.
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City Hall has already undertaken numerous initiatives aimed at reducing the number of car journeys people take.
Long Lane already falls within the Congestion Charge Zone, which means drivers must pay a fee of up to £17.150 if travelling through it from 7pm to 6pm Monday to Friday, or 12pm to 6pm Saturday to Sunday.
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Like most of Southwark, it also falls within the Ultra Low Emission Zone which imposes charges on drivers with vehicles that don’t meet emission standards.
Meanwhile, Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods, introduced across Southwark, aim to reduce congestion and encourage ‘green’ modes of transport.
Instant Office, an office space advisory service, produced the study by collecting UK government data.