Transport and Logistics Network
Now part of the M6, the Preston Bypass opened in 1958
Lee Grimsditch[1] Nostalgia Writer and Olivia Baron Senior Live News Reporter
16:33, 30 Aug 2025
An aerial view of the Preston by-pass, the first of Britain’s gigantic new motorways
The M6 – the U…
The spill happened on the northbound carriageway in the early afternoon on Thursday, August 21, and is affecting the section between junction 19, for the A556 and Knutsford, and junction 20, M56 Lymm Interchange.
Lanes one and two of three are current…
This is due to crashes on both sides of the motorway, according to reports.
The M56 heading westbound is currently partially blocked, with queueing traffic reported due to an accident before junction 12 for the A557 for Runcorn.
Congestion is said to s…
Emergency services have closed part of the M56 motorway this evening following two crashes. All traffic is currently being held on the M56 eastbound in both directions near Liverpool Airport today, Friday, June 20.
The closure is between J14 Stanlow an…
A major motorway has been completely closed and all traffic held while an air ambulance lands at the scene of a ‘serious collision’ as tens of thousands of Oasis fans head to Heaton Park.
The M60 has been closed between Bredbury and Denton due to a ‘s…
The M60 is still closed, many hours after a horrifying eight-vehicle crash[1] early on Monday.
Miraculously, it emerged on Monday evening that no one involved suffered serious injuries. It came as footage emerged showing the smashed up lorries and deb…
By JAMES TOZER[1] Published: 10:12, 30 June 2025 | Updated: 10:54, 30 June 2025
A wealthy estate agent who abandoned his luxury BMW after ploughing into a crash barrier has been spared a prison sentence after insisting he had not dru…
As previously reported, a driver ‘cheated death by inches’ after a metal object smashed through his windscreen and sliced his head open as he drove along the motorway.
Welder Jake Gray, 31, had been travelling to work in his VW Golf when the piece of m…
Traffic was being held on the M6 motorway in Cheshire tonight (Wednesday, June 4) due to a ‘police incident’.
All lanes were being held between Junction 20 (Lymm Interchange) and Junction 19 (Knutsford).
The incident was first reported shortly before 1…
A second reserved matters application has been lodged by the motorway services operator as it gears up for development at Junction 11 of the M62.
Having secured outline consent for the project at the Birchwood Interchange by winning at appeal in 2022, …