National Highways identifies solution to M48 HGV weight restriction
National Highways’ preferred solution that will ensure there are never too many HGVs using the Severn crossing, enabling the current weight restriction to be removed, has been identified. HGVs weighing over 7.5 tonnes are currently diverted onto the M4 Prince of Wales bridge. To solve this, from next autumn HGVs will leave the M48 at […]
M48 Severn Bridge weight limit to be lifted… in October 2026
A new signalling system to allow heavy goods vehicles to cross the M48 Severn Bridge is set to be installed but don’t hold your breath, drivers as it won’t happen for at least a year. The South Wales Argus reports that the bridge, closed to vehicles weighing 7.5 tonnes or more since May, could have […]
Severn Bridge weight restriction: Welsh town bears the brunt of displaced traffic
The closure of the Severn Bridge to HGVs is leading to a dramatic increase in lorries travelling through the town of Caldicot in Monmouthshire, local councillors report. A weight restriction has been placed on the M48 crossing, between Wales and England, since the end of May to reduce the load on the cables supporting the […]
Severn Bridge: Majority of drivers are abiding by new weight restrictions
The number of heavy goods vehicles ignoring the recently imposed weight restriction on the Severn Bridge has been described as “small”. The body responsible for the suspension bridge that connects Wales and England, via the M48 from Chepstow to Aust, was responding to the latest photograph of a lorry that appears to be over the […]
Lorry drivers seen flouting Severn Bridge weight restriction
Weight restrictions on the Severn Bridge have once again come under scrutiny after pictures were taken of Heavy Goods Vehicles flouting the 7.5 tonne restriction. The bridge is currently subject to the weight limit after engineers found structural problems. Previously, 44 tonne HGVs were allowed on the ageing bridge, says the South Wales Argus. The […]
M48 bridge restrictions: Costs rise for logistics
New restrictions for the M48 Severn Bridge are causing significant concerns amongst logistics occupiers on the Newhouse Industrial Estate in Chepstow. The estate serves as a major regional employment hub, totalling circa 2 million sq ft of warehousing across 33 units, covering a core 120 acres with over 2,500 employees. National Highways announced the need […]
‘Concern’ as 7.5 tonne ban on Severn Bridge begins
From today vehicles over 7.5 tonnes will no longer be able to use the original crossing because the cables which support the bridge are deteriorating. National Highways said safety was their “number one priority” and the weight restriction was to future-proof the bridge “for years to come”, but there are concerns the move will see more […]
Minister agrees to meeting over Severn Bridge HGV ban
Future Roads minister Lilian Greenwood has agreed to attend a meeting to discuss the controversial decision to ban HGVs from using the Severn Bridge for at least a year and a half. Monmouthshire’s Catherine Fookes MP (Labour) addressed the House of Commons on Thursday and told the House that “Businesses on the Newhouse and Bulwark industrial […]
National Highways to brief councillors on Severn Bridge closure
A briefing is being held for councillors on the closure of the first Severn Bridge to heavy goods vehicles later this week. The M48 Severn Bridge, from Chepstow to Aust, is to have a weight limit imposed from Tuesday 27 May, meaning heavy goods vehicles over 7.5-tonnes will have to use the second Severn crossing, the M4 […]
Ken Skates urged to visit Chepstow over traffic fears
The Welsh Government cabinet secretary for transport and north Wales, Ken Skates, has been urged to visit Chepstow to discuss traffic concerns. The call came from Peter Fox, the Member of the Senedd for Monmouth, who is worried about the potential impact of the HGV weight restriction on the M48 Severn Bridge. He believes this […]