Transport and Logistics Network
A large fire is currently ongoing which can be seen from the M5 in Somerset. The fire can be seen from close to junction 23 of the M5 near Bridgwater[1].
A large number of calls were received by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue[2] reporting the fire[…
There are long delays heading south on the M5 towards Bristol after a crash involving a lorry this morning. The collision has happened between junction 16 for Gloucester Road and junction 17 for Cribbs Causeway.
Two lane are reported to be closed and t…
Train services are disrupted and roads closed after a lorry struck a railway bridge.The truck hit the low bridge across Bromford Road, close to the Sandwell and Dudley Train Station, after 3pm on Thursday (May 1).No one was reportedly hurt but the road…
Aquila Truck Centre’s Gloucester facility has been appointed a full sales, parts, and service dealer by Isuzu Truck UK, adding to the company’s Tipton and Worcester sites to complete its support network along the M5 corridor to the Midlands.
The deale…
Drivers face a backlog of traffic on the M5 in Somerset with long delays through the county. National Highways reports delays and slow moving queues from North Somerset down to Taunton.
Queues are particularly long at junction 22, where National Highwa…
Somerset Council has announced the Somerset Council Highways scheme, which gets underway in June, to replace a “deteriorating” 51-year-old concrete road and motorway junction.
The Council’s contractor Heidelberg Materials will be refurbishing Juncti…
20 April 2025, 21:59
Boy, 14, dies after van leaves motorway and collides with tree – as father remains in ‘serious condition’. Picture: X / Dave Planes / Any_Spare
A 14-year-old boy has died after the van he was in left the M6 carriageway and collide…
Traffic on the M5 is currently being held due to animals on the carriageway. The incident was reported around 3.40pm this afternoon (Sunday, April 20).
The incident is causing traffic to be temporarily held on the M5 southbound carriageway, from J16 A3…
By PADRAIC FLANAGAN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 23:09, 19 April 2025 | Updated: 23:14, 19 April 2025
Easter[1] travellers faced road and rail misery yesterd…
Drivers and passengers are being urged to plan ahead of their journeys as the Easter weekend gets underway.
Millions of people are expected to hit the road across the UK over the next four days, while several rail journeys are also likely to be congest…