Transport and Logistics Network
M5 drivers were facing long delays this morning (Wednesday, September 10) near Bridgwater as a crash on the motorway exit slip road caused long queues.
Traffic monitoring site, Inrix, reported at 7.50am: “M5 northbound exit slip road partially blocked,…
Tamzin Hall, 17, died as she was being taken to a custody suite in Bridgwater by two officers in an Avon and Somerset Police car in November last year.
Somerset teenager dies on M5 motorway after fleeing police[1]
On Thursday, an annual report on deat…
The cab of a lorry burst into flames on the M5 this morning, Thursday, July 24. One lane of the northbound carriageway was closed at junction 24, near Bridgwater, with drivers facing long delays in the area.
National Highways warned of delays of 45 min…
The construction workforce at the new nuclear power station is expected to reach its peak over the next 18 months, with up to 15,000 people expected to be working on the build between 2026 and 2028.
NNB Generation Company (HPC) Ltd. secured planning pe…
A lorry fire on the M5 in the West Country is causing delays for motorists this morning (Thursday, July 24). The blaze erupted on the northbound carriageway near Bridgwater in Somerset.
Holidaymakers were caught in hold-ups[1] of around 45 minutes due …
Junction 26 of the M5 and the nearby Chelston Link Road are currently closed for a £5.7m upgrade, with traffic seeking to reach Wellington[1] being diverted onto the A38 near Taunton or Tiverton until the end of September.
Taunton and Wellington[2] MP …
A key junction on the M5 in Somerset has closed for three months as a £5.7m road upgrade scheme finally gets under way after years of waiting. The A38 Chelston Link Road (known locally as the ‘concrete carriageway’) connects junction 26 of the M5 with …
The official diversion will take road users off at either J25 (Taunton) or J27 (Tiverton) and along the A38. Sian Hughes, who lives in Wellington said the closure is going to be “horrendous”. She told BBC Radio Somerset:[1] “All of the traffic will hav…
Falcon Buses will temporarily cease services in the town of Wellington for a few months during this year. It will take place when they M5 link road is closed for major resurfacing works.
Somerset Council[1] announced in late-April that it would finally…
Motorists are being caught up in long delays on the M5 around Weston-super-Mare this afternoon (Friday, May 30). Ahead of the last weekend of the half-term, there is congestion around junction 21 for the popular seaside resort.
Congestion heading north…