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Published: 12 August 2025
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M62 Westbound - M62 westbound between J23 and J22 | Westbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J25 and J22 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:15 and 07:30 on 12 August 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 12 August 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.22 miles of Brighouse.

M62 Eastbound - M62 eastbound between J23 and J24 | Eastbound | AuthorityOperation Location : The M62 eastbound between junctions J22 and J24 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:15 and 07:30 on 12 August 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 12 August 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 5.93 miles of Rochdale.

Scottish billionaire brothers acquire historic bus company The Herald - A growing Scottish bus company owned by two billionaire brothers moved to acquire a long-standing coach firm. (Various)

Be the change you wish to see The global average temperature continues its relentless rise.  Global warming reached 1.58°C in the 12 months to the end of April 2025.  UN Climate Change Chief Simon Stiell has warned that the world is on a trajectory to 3°C[i]. But at a very time that the world needs to step up efforts to tackle the… (Transport Wales)

The Pillars of Unity Greener Vision is holding a series of discussions to explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge. ‘The Pillars of Unity’ series will build on the key conclusions from Greener Vision: Pathways to Net Zero and explore how we might embrace more holistic thinking and develop an… (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)

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)