Daily traffic & travel news

Published: 24 September 2024
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

A12 Northbound - A12 J17 northbound access | Northbound | Overturned Vehicle Location : The A12 northbound entry slip at junction J17 . Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 24 September 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 24 September 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 2.18 miles of Danbury.

M40 Southbound - M40 J8A southbound access | Southbound | Flooding Location : The M40 southbound entry slip at junction J8A . Reason : Flooding. Status : Currently Active. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 6.69 miles of Oxford.

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)

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 Vision: Consultation 2024 Our world is on fire.  2023 was the hottest year on record.  This year a record 15 national heat records have been broken so far[1]. We are facing an unprecedented number of heat-related deaths, wildfires and extreme weather events. But our response to the climate crisis falls far short of the scale of the challenge.… (Transport Wales)

MEBTI competitionLion Laboratories receive award from PACTS In 2018, PACTS was awarded a a grant by the Secretary of State for Transport to run a competition to... The post MEBTI competition – Lion Laboratories receive award from PACTS appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Podcast with Eversheds Sutherland The ITC Director was interviewed for the Preparing for Change podcast series run by Eversheds Sutherland, exploring the key transport policy challenges that will be faced by the next Government, using insights from the ITC’s research. The podcast was hosted by legal expert Nicolette Sanders and can be accessed by clicking here. (Transport Wales)