Daily transport briefing

Published: 15 January 2025
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M66 Northbound - M66 northbound within the M60/M62 junction | Northbound | Overturned Vehicle Location : The M66 northbound at junction J4 . Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 03:30 and 03:45 on 15 January 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:30 and 03:45 on 15 January 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.75 miles of Manchester.

M1 Northbound - M1 J36 northbound access | Northbound | Accident Location : The M1 northbound entry slip at junction J36 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:45 and 06:00 on 15 January 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:45 and 06:00 on 15 January 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.67 miles of Barnsley.

Applications invited for Vice-Chair of PACTS Vehicle Design Working Party The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) wishes to appoint a Vice-Chair for its Vehicle Design Working Party –... The post Applications invited for Vice-Chair of PACTS Vehicle Design Working Party appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

PACTS Autumn Conference: Cultural Maturity in Transport Safety This conference has been published and can be accessed here.  On 19th November 2024, PACTS hosted its Autumn Conference to address the role... The post PACTS Autumn Conference: Cultural Maturity in Transport Safety appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

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)

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)

Pathways to Net ZeroSeries II In 2024 Greener Vision is spearheading a series of Pathways to Net Zero events that will explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge.  The series will build on insights from the Greener Vision: The Art of Seeing, and will develop further ‘The Pillars of Unity’ outlined… (Transport Wales)