Shadow transport minister Lord Rosser said poor bus links, the lack of a railway station in Oswestry and no plans to dual the A5 meant people in the area would not benefit from the multi-billion pound project despite the new line passing the county…
A man has been killed in a crash between a car and a HGV on a major Staffordshire road.
Emergency services were called to the A5 between Stretton and Gailey, near the junction with Ivy House Lane, at 11.40am this morning following a collision between a…
A man has died after a crash on the A5.The 59-year-old died when the Peugeot 308 he was driving collided with a lorry between Stretton and Gailey, near Cannock, on Tuesday, November 10.
Emergency services were called at 11.40am but nothing could be don…
Network Rail has released a list of the most battered bridges in Britain in a bid to raise HGV driver awareness ahead of the Black Friday and Christmas rush. The list reveals that the Watling Street bridge on the A5 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, …
The M6toll has announced new toll prices, including a price hold for vans and trucks using the road.
For vans and trucks using the M6toll prices will be maintained at 2018 levels, although there will be an increase for cars.
As part of the new pricing …
Chris Jones in hospital
Seeing a lorry coming along the A5, he just managed to get the animal out of the way then jumped onto his quad bike to get himself to safety.
But he was unable to move the bike in time and was hit by the oncoming truck.
H…
The UK Government has dropped plans for an HGV customs site near Mona showground, councillors were told as they rubber-stamped an earlier decision to block the move.Anglesey council’s main opposition group had attempted to “call in” the executive…
Traffic police aboard an unmarked HGV pulled up 24 drivers on the M1 near Northampton on the first day of Operation Journey.
Northamptonshire Police launched its latest three-month road safety campaign last week in response to figures which showed …
road safety
Ian Hart
A pioneering cone-laying vehicle is set to eliminate the need for roadworkers to do the job from the back of a truck, after successful tests on British roads.
Image courtesy of Highways England
Following extensive off-road testi…
Organisers of the Anglesey Agricultural Show say they’re “very disappointed” after plans for a Mona HGV customs site were refused by councillors, claiming it could have “safeguarded the show’s future”.
Citing concerns over the traffic impact on ne…
| Road Transport | Highways England engage Winvic construction for A5 works at Hinckley
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Highways England (HE) has warned HGV drivers not to ignore road closures on the A5 in Warwickshire after receiving reports of vehicles flouting the law. Essential maintenance between Redgate and Higham has meant the A5 is closed in the evenings,…
Highaways England bosses have issued a warning to HGV drivers who are ignoring A5 road closures.
They say that they have received reports of large vehicles trying to access the A5 at the A444 Longshoot despite the road being closed from 8pm.
“Thi…
Highways England traffic map showing queues of non-moving traffic
An overturned vehicle is causing massive queues on a stretch of the M1 between Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes on Wednesday afternoon.
Highways England reported the incident just af…
The collision happened on the A5, south of Montford Bridge and north of Churncote shortly before 6.50pm today.
West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service were in attendance.
The fire service sent five a…