Daily transport digest

Published: 21 December 2025
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

A12 Southbound - A12 southbound between J12 and J11 | Southbound | Accident Location : The A12 southbound between junctions J12 and J11 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 02:45 and 03:00 on 21 December 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:45 and 03:00 on 21 December 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 2.04 miles of Brentwood.

A14 Westbound - A14 westbound between J2 and J1 | Westbound | Accident Location : The A14 westbound between junctions J2 Kelmarsh and J1 Welford. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:30 and 05:45 on 21 December 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:30 and 05:45 on 21 December 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 4.63 miles of Market Harborough.

ITC releases report on the impacts of new Aviation Technologies The ITC, together with its project partner the CAA, is delighted to release its latest report exploring the policy and regulatory challenges arising from new aviation technologies. The report explores how these new technologies are reshaping the aviation sector and can be downloaded here. (Transport Wales)

Galvanising political action on climate change Today’s contribution to THE FUTURE WE WANT is by Lisa Hopkinson, Director at Transport for Quality of Life. Last year the world’s largest survey on climate change found that the vast majority (80%) of people worldwide support stronger action to combat climate change. In the UK the figure was 84%. Moreover, people of all political… (Transport Wales)

Hidden Risks on UK Roads: Seat Belts & Mobile Phones The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has published a major new report examining how the UK monitors and... The post Hidden Risks on UK Roads: Seat Belts & Mobile Phones appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Work finishes on five new railway stations BBC News - Construction work has finished on five new railway stations in the West Midlands. Kings Heath, Moseley and Pineapple Road stations on the Camp Hill line in Birmingham, along with stations at Willenhall and Darlaston in Walsall, are due to open in early 2026. (Various)

Progress for People and Planet, Together Today’s contribution to THE FUTURE WE WANT series is by Patrick Harvie MSP, the Net Zero, Constitution and External Affairs Spokesperson for the Scottish Greens. Patrick was co-Leader of the Scottish Greens 2008-2025 and one of the first Green politicians in the UK to serve as a government minister. Over the past year, I’ve been… (Transport Wales)