Daily travel digest

Published: 13 November 2024
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

A14 Westbound - A14 J33 westbound exit | Westbound | Spillage Location : The A14 westbound exit slip at junction J33 Cambridge. Reason : Load spillage. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:30 and 07:45 on 13 November 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:30 and 07:45 on 13 November 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 2.99 miles of Cambridge.

A12 Northbound - A12 J19 northbound exit | Northbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The A12 northbound exit slip at junction J19 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:15 and 07:30 on 13 November 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 13 November 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 2.1 miles of Chelmsford.

ITC 2024 Annual Lecture The ITC hosted its 2024 Annual Lecture on 11th September exploring intergenerational differences and the future of travel. A wide range of national and international guests enjoyed the Lectures from our distinguished speakers: Lord Willetts, Chairman of the Intergenerational Commission, and Professor Kiron Chatterjee from UWE. An introduction was given by Professor Sarah Sharples, the […] (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)

London Stansted records 'busiest day in history' BBC News - It says more than 107,000 passengers passed through the terminal on 27 October. (Various)

Rapid-charging battery train trials under way BBC News - Battery powered trains using a new rapid-charging system are being tested as part of a trial by Great Western Railway (GWR). (Various)

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)