Sky News reports:

The number of roadworks in Britain has more than doubled in the past two years - and frustrated drivers are more likely than ever to get stuck behind temporary traffic lights.

Exclusive data obtained by Sky News reveals there were 425,524 miles of roadworks across the UK last year. That's enough to stretch around the world a whopping 17 times.

It marks a 110% increase compared to 2023, when there were 203,000 miles of lane closures.

The causes for the incessant delays experienced by the people paying road tax in the UK include:

• Underground cabling to enable Boris Johnson's Project Gigabit to install full fibre broadband everywhere
• Underground cabling to power thousands of electric vehicle charging points
• Narrowing roads to build empty cycle lanes

Go figure.