This Yorkshire's Motorway Has Been Named Best In The Country

If like us you spend a lot of time on the road then you’ll have your favourite and worst routes. And, the Yorkshire motorway named second worst in the country is definitely not one of our favourites to go on, besides the farmhouse in the middle of it that is.

If the farmhouse hadn’t given it away already, the road in question would have been the M62, named second worst by transport watchdog Transport Focus, according to Hambleton Today.

But, it’s not all doom and gloom for Yorkshire as the A19 has been named the best A-road in the country. It gained an 85% satisfaction rating from drivers. Running from Newcastle next to Middlesborough down to Doncaster, the stretch in North Yorkshire claimed the top spot in the independent watchdog’s survey of the country’s roads.

The stretch in North Yorkshire starts from just outside Selby, through York, Thirsk, Easingwold, Crathorne and up to Teesside and has claimed the top spot in a recent survey by independent watchdog Transport Focus, which also looked at motorways.

Over 9,000 users were asked about their last journey on a motorway or ‘A’ road managed by National Highways.

It had a 60% driver satisfaction down from 69% last year. At the other end of the spectrum, Yorkshire and the North East is the third best-performing region with overall satisfaction at 71% falling from one position from the previous year. The M62 motorway begins in Hull and ends in Liverpool merging with the M57.

Transport Focus chief executive, Alex Robertson, said: “Drivers tell us that the maintenance of motorways and major roads – how most of us get around the country – is more important to them than building new roads.”

“With road user perceptions of road surface quality deteriorating since 2022 and declining satisfaction with journey times, National Highways must continue to focus on delivering safe, smooth journeys.
“We’re committed to working with the Government and National Highways to help them to deliver on road users’ top priorities – improved journey times and satisfaction with surface quality.”