Transport and Logistics Network
The approval of a ‘reserved matters’ application for the first phase of the Parkside Colliery redevelopment project in Newton-le-Willows has been welcomed by the Chairman of Parkside Regeneration, the joint venture company overseeing the initiative.The…
A driver trapped in his vehicle had to be cut free after a crash between two lorries at around 9.40am on Tuesday. Fire crews used specialist equipment to free him. He was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital where he was said to be in a serious con…
A key stretch of the M6[1] will remain closed overnight, March 12, after a serious lorry crash this morning. National Highways confirmed the M6 southbound would stay closed between junctions 14 and 13 following the crash, which saw a lorry driver taken…
Drivers are being warned that the M6 in Staffordshire[1] will remain closed overnight after a crash between two lorries left oil over the road. Emergency services were called to the southbound side between junctions 14 and 13 near Stafford following th…
Suzan Holder, a writer and the wife of Slade frontman Noddy Holder, was one of the drivers caught up in the disruption.Mrs Holder told the BBC she had been stuck at Stafford’s M6 southbound services for over eight hours, since 10:30, while trying to dr…
Two ambulances, paramedics and the Midland Air Ambulance attended the scene, between junctions 14 for Stafford and 13 for Dunston on the southbound carriageway at around 9.40am.
A diesel spillage from the vehicles caused the closure, which is due to be…
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…
The application, sent to the council by Alight Media, seeks consent for the display on land adjacent the highway verge, opposite the Shell Service Station.
Plans state the application site is located “at the edge of a sliver of woodland that overlooks…
Average speeds on Britain’s roads are at their slowest for almost a decade as a result of disruption caused by roadworks[1] and smart motorways.Across the nation, speeds on motorways and major A-roads dropped to an average of 57mph in 2023, offici…
Drivers in and around West Northamptonshire will have 32 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.
And three of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.
The latest expected works list, with notes from National…