Daily traffic & travel news

Published: 16 October 2024
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M61 Southbound - M61 J8 southbound access | Southbound | Overturned Vehicle Location : The M61 southbound entry slip at junction J8 . Reason : Accident investigation. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 08:30 and 08:45 on 16 October 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 16 October 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident involving an overturned vehicle.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 5.64 miles of Horwich.

M61 Northbound - M61 J6 northbound access | Northbound | Overturned Vehicle Location : The M61 northbound entry slip at junction J6 . Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 04:00 and 04:15 on 16 October 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 16 October 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.75 miles of Horwich.

M61 Northbound - M61 northbound between J6 and J8 | Northbound | Overturned Vehicle Location : The M61 northbound between junctions J6 and J8 . Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 01:45 and 02:00 on 16 October 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 01:45 and 02:00 on 16 October 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.57 miles of Horwich.

M4 Eastbound - link road from M25 J15 clockwise to M4 J4B eastbound | Eastbound | Accident Location : The M4 eastbound entry slip at junction J4B from the M25 clockwise. Reason : Accident involving a vehicle that has left the carriageway. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 06:45 and 07:00 on 16 October 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 16 October 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 2.72 miles of Heathrow.

Greener Transport Council The Greener Transport Council has written to MPs today in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the National Networks National Policy Statement on 26th March. In our assessment, the NNNPS as written, waters down the treatment of the carbon impacts of national road and rail programmes. We pose three key questions to answer. Whether an… (Transport Wales)

Northern agrees to scrap railcard fare prosecutions BBC News - The rail operator says it is working with the government to simplify it price structure. (Various)

Thousands of new homes to be built as government unlocks brownfield sites Government - Thousands of new homes to be built as part of the government?s plans to get the country building again. (Various)

MEBTI competitionLion Laboratories receive award from PACTS In 2018, PACTS was awarded a a grant by the Secretary of State for Transport to run a competition to... The post MEBTI competition – Lion Laboratories receive award from PACTS appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Greener Vision: Consultation 2024 Our world is on fire.  2023 was the hottest year on record.  This year a record 15 national heat records have been broken so far[1]. We are facing an unprecedented number of heat-related deaths, wildfires and extreme weather events. But our response to the climate crisis falls far short of the scale of the challenge.… (Transport Wales)