Peterborough: A14 junctions 16 to 17 drainage work set to begin
Due to flooding issues, National Highways will be installing new drains on the A14 near Spaldwick and Bythorn near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. This will help better disperse surface water, and reduce future flooding. Road closures will be necessary in order to do the work safely and more details will be provided shortly. The A14 will […]
Seven nights of road closures on the A82
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential resurfacing works on the A82 near Inchree for seven nights in March. The surfacing improvements will make the road more durable and resilient against inclement weather, providing a safer and smoother road for users. These works are necessary to address deteriorating conditions […]
Derbyshire: Is Snake Pass set to close to cars?
It may be regarded as one of the most scenic driving roads in the UK, or even the world, and it frequently features in traffic reports – mainly because it closes so often. But closures due to landslips are becoming so frequent that Derbyshire County Council has warned that it cannot afford to keep repairing […]
Next phase of Reading’s biggest road Improvement programme set to begin
Over 100 residential roads will be resurfaced in Reading over the next 10 weeks as the Council continues with its biggest ever investment in new road surfaces. The next phase of an £8m investment over five years, which began in 2023, will see 106 residential roads resurfaced, beginning with Heatherden Close, Farrowdene Road and Byworth […]
Emergency closure of A470 for Dwr Cymru works
A major road will close in both directions for emergency works to be carried out. The A470 is now shut between Maenan (at the site of the Dolgarrog train station) and Tal-y-Cafn in Wales. Traffic Wales said it is due to emergency works by Dwr Cymru. It comes a week after a major mains burst […]
A470 closure: Welsh drivers face 70 mile diversion
Drivers in Wales are facing a 70-mile diversion as a stretch of the A470 has closed for up to three months starting from yesterday, 20 January. The closure, affecting a three-mile section between Talerddig and Dolfach, will run until April 11. In October 2023 a retaining wall supporting the A470 between Talerddig and Dolfach partially […]
Blackwall Tunnel reopens after van fire causes chaos
The Blackwall Tunnel has finally reopened after being closed for 12 hours due to a van fire. The incident caused huge queues of traffic to build up in south-east London, with drivers abandoning their cars. TfL were still working to repair the tunnel’s surface following the fire in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Motorists were […]
Winchester drivers facing perfect storm of closures
Drivers in and around Winchester in Hampshire will have 17 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week, six of which are expected to cause delays of up to 30 minutes. The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week, […]
TfL warning over closures on one of London’s busiest roads between July and October
TfL has warned drivers to be prepared ahead of multiple closures along one of the capital’s busiest roads. Different parts of A40 ‘Westway’ Westway – which runs through West London carrying more than 90,000 vehicles per day – will be closed between July and October. Safety maintenance work will replace joints on slip roads to the major […]
Vehicles to be banned from some Newport city centre roads
No vehicles will be allowed to proceed along Upper Dock Street, Griffin Street and Market Street between 5am-11:59pm in Newport, Gwent, and there will be no alternative route for taxis within these hours, it has been announced by the South Wales Argus. The reason for the order is to protect the public from danger caused by […]
