News summary

Published: 17 September 2025
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

A47 Westbound - A47 westbound between B1147 and A1075 | Westbound | Accident Location : The A47 westbound between the A1074 and the junction with the A1075 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:15 and 07:30 on 17 September 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 17 September 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 10.85 miles of Horsham.

A47 Eastbound - A47 eastbound between B1147 and B1110 | Eastbound | Accident Location : The A47 eastbound between the A1075 and the junction with the A1074 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:15 and 07:30 on 17 September 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 17 September 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 11.59 miles of Swaffham.

Bus depot purchasing plans questioned BBC News - Councillors raise concerns about the state of bus depots to be purchased across the West Midlands. (Various)

ITC Summer Discussion Dinner The ITC held a successful Summer Discussion Dinner in partnership with Eversheds Sutherland on 1st July 2025. The event explored how major infrastructure projects can be delivered on time and within budget, and guests heard expert perspectives from James Stewart OBE, Chair of Agila Infrastructure Partners, whose recent report on the High Speed 2 project has been […] (Transport Wales)

Clydebuilt ship that changed the world celebrated with new replica BBC News - A contract is awarded to build a new replica of Henry Bellmp;#39;s steamship mp;quot;Cometmp;quot; that first sailed from Port Glasgow in 1812. (Various)

THE TABULA PROJECT: Socratic Dialogues Our thinking needs to evolve if we are to rise to the scale of the climate crisis.  A series of Socratic dialogues at St Andrews Botanic Garden will explore how we might embrace holistic thinking and develop a response to the climate crisis that creates unity rather than division. The Tabula Project: A Blueprint for… (Transport Wales)

ITC Director on Intelligence Forums podcast The ITC Director participated in the June edition of the ‘Intelligence Forums’ podcast with Harry Corbett, explaining about the work of the ITC and its research findings. The Intelligence Forums podcast was created to encourage more commercial dialogue about key policy issues. For more information please click here. (Transport Wales)