News in brief

Published: 16 April 2024
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M25 Southbound - M25 clockwise between J5 and J6 | Clockwise | Accident Location : The M25 clockwise between junctions J5 and J6 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:45 and 08:00 on 16 April 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 16 April 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.64 miles of Biggin Hill.

M25 Southbound - link road from A21 northbound to M25 J5 clockwise | Clockwise | Accident Location : The M25 clockwise entry slip at junction J5 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:45 and 08:00 on 16 April 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 16 April 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.01 miles of Sevenoaks.

PACTS Spring Conference: Driving Change Thanks to everyone who joined us at our spring conference, ‘Driving Change: Safe System Strategies for Eliminating Work-Related Road Deaths‘... The post PACTS Spring Conference: Driving Change appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Spring Discussion Dinner The ITC is delighted to host its Spring Thought Leadership discussion dinner in partnership with Eversheds Sutherland on the evening of Tuesday 16th April 2024. The event will explore the question of ‘How can we reform paying for road use in a era of electric vehicles?’ and we are delighted to be welcoming an expert panel […] (Transport Wales)

Pathways to Net ZeroSeries II In 2024 Greener Vision is spearheading a series of Pathways to Net Zero events that will explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge.  The series will build on insights from the Greener Vision: The Art of Seeing, and will develop further ‘The Pillars of Unity’ outlined… (Transport Wales)

Greener Transport Council The Greener Transport Council has written to MPs today in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the National Networks National Policy Statement on 26th March. In our assessment, the NNNPS as written, waters down the treatment of the carbon impacts of national road and rail programmes. We pose three key questions to answer. Whether an… (Transport Wales)

THE ART OF SEEING 2023 is set to be the world’s hottest year on record. The world is headed for a temperature rise of 2.6°C. COP28 UN climate talks this month will be a crucial test of political will. How can we prevent political expediency from hampering global efforts? Greener Vision calls for five key ‘Pillars of Unity’. After exceptionally… (Transport Wales)