Broken down lorry and crash spark delays on A55

Two incidents saw traffic delays along the A55 this lunchtime.

The first happened at the Penmaenbach headland, between J16A Glan-Yr-Afon Road (Dwygyfylchi) to J17 A547 ( Conwy[1] Morfa) at around 12.25pm. It initially saw one lane blocked and then road was then fully closed in the eastbound direction.

Live traffic reports stated that vehicles were "held briefly for recovery to get into place", sparking up to 40 minute delays this lunchtime (December 11). An ambulance was at the scene but the Welsh Ambulance Service have not been able to confirm details of the incident.

Further down the route, along J15A (Penmaenmawr) to J16 Conway Road (Dwygyfylchi), there were reports of a broken down lorry on on the eastbound section of the expressway. All lanes were re-opened just after 1:25pm.

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