This is Leicestershire --Highways chiefs have explained why there are more than a dozen sets of roadworks taking place across Leicester over the next few weeks.
Work starting yesterday included a £2.7 million road safety project at the Fosse Park Asda roundabout, a lane closure at Southgates underpass, in the city, and overnight closures of a section of the A6 in Oadby.
These are in addition to the closure of the A426 Lutterworth Road, in Aylestone, for a bus lane project, which started last week.
Managers at Leicester City Council's highways department said one of the main reasons work was taking place now was that there is up to 30 per cent less traffic on the roads during the school holidays.
Nick Weston, operations manager, spoke out as drivers in the city faced 10 sets of roadworks, plus eight more due to start yesterday.
Mr Weston said: "We generally try to carry out roadworks on the major city routes during the school holidays because of the drop-off in traffic.
"There is such a drop-off the rush-hours are shortened.
"What this means is we cause less disruption by using these weeks to carry out roadworks.
"The daylight hours are longer, too, so that extends our working days.
"Moreover, the warmer weather allows to us get better finish results with the materials we use, as opposed to trying to use them in colder, freezing conditions at other times of the year."
The work at the Asda Fosse Park roundabout includes adding traffic lights to make the area safer.
Forty-two people have been injured in road accidents there in the past three years. Work will continue until early next year but will pause from late November to early January to avoid disrupting Christmas trade.
Councillor Peter Osborne, Leicestershire County Council transport spokesman, said: "These roadworks and road closure have been planned to take place when traffic volumes are traditionally lighter.
"The immediate diversion route for the A426 work is via Saffron Lane, Pork Pie roundabout and Glenhills Way, although we appreciate an amount of traffic will be using the Fosse Park roundabout as this is an alternative route for traffic travelling from further afield.
"We are doing all we can to keep any disruption on the Fosse Park roundabout to a minimum.
"For the first few weeks the contractor will be setting up and preliminary work will take place, with some construction beginning in the vicinity.
"However, we will endeavour to keep two lanes on every approach to the roundabout open during peak times."
Motorists have been suffering since last Saturday, when workers shut Lutterworth Road, through Aylestone, Leicester, to begin six weeks of work to install a bus lane on the busy commuter route.
Engineers are also demolishing a 12-metre section of wall near the Southgates underpass, in the city centre, which will require one eastbound lane to be shut for up to five days. Work began at 9.30am yesterday.
Jane McClaren, 41, of Clarendon Park, Leicester, said: "It seems you can't drive very far without hitting roadworks."
Charlie Pickering, 19, of Scraptoft, said: "I have just learned how to drive but am not getting very far in the roadworks. There seem to be many more in the holidays." Reported by This is 2 days ago.