A449

Latest Kidderminster, Stourport and Bewdley road closures

Station Road, Hartlebury
Proposed Order: To close that part of C2030 Station Road from its junction with C2030 Old Worcester Road to its junction with C2030 Walton Road.
Reason: Level crossing railway maintenance by Network Rail.
Exemptions: To permit …

Girl taken to hospital after falling off a bridge on M4

A girl in Wales has been taken to hospital after falling off a bridge over the M4 near Newport.
Gwent Police Chief Inspector Rhys Caddick said: “We received a report that a girl had fallen from a bridge over the M4, between junctions 24 and 25, in Newp…

Huge 40-mile diversion route for A417 two-mile overnight closure

Motorists will be signposted to follow a massive 40-mile diversion taking them into a neighbouring county when a two mile stretch of road north of Gloucester is closed overnight this week. A stretch of the A417[1] in Hartpury will be shut from 8pm to 7…

Lorry and combine harvester crash on A449 Raglan towards Usk

An air ambulance had to be called as the lorry and harvester met in a horrifying collision on a major Gwent road.
A large emergency services operation was conducted with fire, police and ambulance, as well as the air ambulance, all at the scene.
It is …

Major county road reduced to one lane for safety reasons

A449: The A449 has been reduced to one lane. (Image: Newsquest)A MAJOR county road has been reduced to one lane.The A449, near the turn for Hadley, has a lane closed as a safety precaution while work is being carried out.The work is for carriageway res…

Police target A500 and A50 as 116 drivers caught in crackdown

Police have caught out 116 rule-breaking drivers in a crackdown across the A500 and A50 – after hitting the road in an unmarked HGV. Police also targeted the A34, A38 and A449 during the operation and say the most common misdemeanours were not wearing …

M6 to stay closed overnight in Staffordshire after lorry inferno

Motorists are being warned that part of the M6 in Staffordshire[1] will remain closed overnight after a crashed lorry erupted into a fireball.
The HGV burst into flames under a bridge after it collided with a car on the northbound carriageway[2] betwee…