Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Transport warns Conwy Tunnel repairs will take time
Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, has given an update into the effects of a major vehicle fire in the A55 Conwy Tunnel last Thursday, saying teams are working “relentlessly” to assess the damage and restore the tunnel to allow it to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. […]
Anglesey: A55 to close for several nights amid work on active-travel links
A section of the A55 is to close for several nights this month to enable active travel improvements on Anglesey. The work being carried out is part of a £1.3m scheme to improve pedestrian and cycling links between Holyhead and Trearddur Bay. This will see a 2.5-mile multi-user path created. This impacts the area around Junction 2 of […]
Improved A55 resilience as £30m scheme marks second anniversary
Resilience on the A55 and opportunities for active travel have improved since the £30m Aber Tai’r Meibion scheme was officially opened, almost two years ago, according to the Welsh Government. The scheme, which included £20m of European funding, targeted a section of the A55 which was almost 50 years old and was not up to […]
Essential surfacing repair works announced for A55 in Wales
Work to carry out essential carriageway repairs to a section of the A55 eastbound carriageway between J14 Madryn Interchange and J15 Llanfairfechan in north Wales will commence on Friday for three nights. Traffic Wales say that the work will be carried out overnight between the hours of 20:00 – 06:00 under a full eastbound carriageway […]
North Wales: A55 set for overnight closures as bent bridges repaired
Repair works on an A55 bridge damaged six years ago will finally get underway this month. Traffic lights have been in place on the bridge in Conwy ever since several support beams were bent out of shape by a lorry strike in 2019. Campaigners have been left aghast by the lack of remedial work both on Primrose […]
Drivers warned to expect “letters in the post” after driving against traffic during road closure
Drivers are being warned they’ll face the consequences of trying to avoid the effect of a road closure on the A55 in North Wales, which involved them u-turning in the carriageway or reversing up onslips against the flow of traffic. It happened when an electrical fire caused the closure of a tunnel at Penmaenbach, inevitably causing […]
Britannia Bridge: A55 drivers facing seven weeks of disruption while sign is replaced
Westbound A55 traffic is facing more disruption in Gwynedd over the coming weeks when an ageing matrix sign is replaced. Overnight lane and carriageway closures will be needed and, over the August Bank Holiday weekend, 40mph speed restrictions will be in place, says North Wales Live. Traffic Wales said a variable message sign on the […]
Traffic Wales investigating how A55 crash video shared on social media
Traffic Wales is “urgently investigating” how footage of a crash on the A55 ended up on social media. A section of the dual carriageway at Llanfairfechan was closed for several hours yesterday after a collision involving a car towing a caravan and a lorry. Emergency services attended and a crane was brought in to help […]
A55: 16 days of overnight closures to commence on Monday
Overnight closures of the A55 carriageway between Junction 17 Conwy Morfa – Junction 16 Puffin Roundabout at Penmaenbach Tunnel will commence on Monday 8 April, with work set tp continue for over two weeks. From 8-23 April there will be overnight closure of the A55 westbound carriageway through Penmaenbach tunnel with westbound traffic being batched […]
Essential roadworks announced for A55 in North Wales
Traffic Wales has announced major road works and lane closures will begin on the A55 between junction 36 at the Warren Interchange and the Wales/England border at the end of January and continue until the end March. The works to repair the underlying concrete bays and resurfacing of the road will begin on the eastbound […]
