Traffic & travel news roundup

Published: 16 April 2025
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

A38 Westbound - A38 westbound within the A374 near Plymouth junction | Westbound | Overturned Vehicle Location : The A38 westbound at the junction with the A374 Plymouth. Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 02:45 and 03:00 on 16 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:45 and 03:00 on 16 April 2025. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed.No Delay, 2.59 miles of Plymouth.

M48 Westbound - M48 westbound within J1 | Westbound | RoadOrCarriagewayOrLaneManagement Location : The M48 westbound at junction J1 . Reason : Road Management. Status : Currently Active. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.66 miles of Chepstow.

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)

Shipping’s imperfect new carbon scheme may yet make an impact Financial Times - Also in todaymp;#146;s newsletter, a new strategy for activist shareholders in Japan (Various)

Inside HS2: Meet London's tunnelling miners BBC News - The Northolt tunnels are part of the HS2 project which is 93 complete, the project managers say. (Various)

Engineering works to cause rail delays over Easter BBC News - Train passengers have been warned of disruption while a track renewal scheme takes place over Easter. (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)