29 March 2024, 18:51 | Updated: 29 March 2024, 18:57
Drivers have been stuck in 20-mile-long queues. Picture: Alamy
Holidaymakers setting off for the bank holiday weekend have been hit by serious delays on the roads amid reports of 20-mile queues on…
By Mark Duell[1] and Elena Salvoni[2] Published: 22:01, 28 March 2024 | Updated: 02:03, 29 March 2024
Two million British holidaymakers are set to jet off over the Easter weekend, with their getaways being threatened by …
Britons have been warned of long delays on their Easter getaways with more than 14 million journeys expected on the roads, airports prepared for a record number of passengers, and engineering works on key rail services.
The RAC warned that journeys on …
Brits hitting the road for Easter[1] have been urged to plan ahead as an estimated 14 million journeys[2] will be made this Bank Holiday.
Thousands of journeys could be hit by disruption as people plan to travel by road, rail, air or sea this weekend. …
By Mark Duell[1] Published: 15:59, 28 March 2024 | Updated: 16:35, 28 March 2024
Britain’s getaway was hit by Storm Nelson today as busy roads were deluged by torrential rain, trains were delayed by high winds and planes…
Major works to upgrade the M4 and M5 are nearing completion just in time for the Easter holidays. For more than 14 months, National Highways has been upgrading a six-mile section of motorway around the Almondsbury interchange to further improve driver …
Highways bosses are hoping to plug the £81.1m funding gap for improvements to junction 10 of the M5[1] through developer contributions. The £334m improvements will help unlock housing and employment sites and would provide access in all directions, on …
A TOTAL of ten new emergency rest areas are due to be installed along the M5 in response to safety concerns regarding smart motorways which do not have permanent hard shoulders.
The emergency areas will be located along the M5 between junctions 4A Rube…
A section of the M42 near Birmingham Airport was closed in both directions on Wednesday night due to a police incident, the National Highways service said.The service said on X, formerly Twitter, that the motorway was closed between junctions six and s…
As usual, the entrance to Westmorland Services Southbound is bustling with motorists, rushing through its doors to escape the weather and enjoy a comfort break and a cuppa before resuming their journeys.
Few seem to notice the smartly dressed gentleman…
There were delays on the M5 this afternoon after a crash involving a lorry. The motorway was blocked northbound near Bristol, leading to queueing traffic on the exit slip road approaching junction 16.
It happened at about 3.30pm on Saturday. The traffi…
National Highways has advised drivers using the M5 in Gloucestershire to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys during next week’s racing event which runs from Tuesday, March 12 until Friday, March 15.
Around 274,000 racegoers are expected …
Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group discovered the driver of the crashed Toyota half a mile down the live lane of the M5.
They were arrested on suspicion of drink driving after blowing 73mcg – over double the drink drive limit of 35mcg.
The…
To meet the housing target for the three districts it is estimated that 600 homes will need to be built every year in each area.Gloucester has been allocated 13,620 homes, there are 11,140 planned in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham is set to have a total of …