Daily traffic & travel summary

Our daily roundup of traffic and travel news and press releases from official transport sources

Daily traffic & travel summary

Published: 08 February 2024
By Chris Haycock



Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M61 Northbound - M61 northbound between J6 and J8 | Northbound | Flooding Location : The M61 northbound between junctions J6 and J8 . Reason : Flooding. Status : Currently Active. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.57 miles of Horwich.

M61 Northbound - M61 J6 northbound access | Northbound | Flooding Location : The M61 northbound entry slip at junction J6 . Reason : Flooding. Status : Currently Active. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 1.68 miles of Horwich.

General

The Art of Seeing Our world is fragmented, disordered and chaotic.  We are out of alignment with ourselves and the environment on which we depend.  Anthropogenic climate change has been allowed to grow like a cancer with the potential to destroy the world as we know it.  This is where our best thinking has got us.  Greener Vision is… (Transport Wales)

Comparing police and hospital e-scooter casualty datasets Building on previous extensive research into the safety of private e-scooters, PACTS has published a study investigating the extent of... The post Comparing police and hospital e-scooter casualty datasets appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Winter Discussion Webinar The ITC is pleased to announce that our next Discussion Webinar will take place on Tuesday 5th March at 17:00. The event will see the launch of the ITC’s new report exploring The long term impacts of the Covid19 pandemic on transport and land use, and we are delighted to have an expert panel including […] (Transport Wales)

ITC wins major grant for new Vehicle Decarbonisation study The ITC is most grateful to the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund which has generously provided a grant to enable us to undertake research into the social and distributional impacts of vehicle decarbonisation policies. This study will involve a major public consultation exercise and the findings will be released in Summer 2024. (Transport Wales)

Making Public Transport Safer: A Deep Dive into the 5-Point Action Plan The Government is supporting safe transport with the extension of the £2 single-fare price cap for all bus journeys to... The post Making Public Transport Safer: A Deep Dive into the 5-Point Action Plan appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)


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