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South West, England
Joined December 2010
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Final update: #M5 in #Devon southbound between J26 #Wellington -J27 #Tiverton. All lanes have reopened. Recovery completed. Delays in excess of 50 minutes on the approach with 5 miles of congestion.
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Update 2: #M5 in #Devon southbound between J26 #Wellington -J27 #Tiverton. Traffic has been released with 1 lane (of 3) remaining closed for recovery. Delays in excess of 40 minutes on the approach.
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Update 1: #M5 in #Devon southbound between J26 #Wellington -J27 #Tiverton. Traffic has been released with 2 lanes (of 3) remaining closed for recovery. Delays in excess of 30 minutes on the approach.
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Some planned regional closures tonight: 2100-0600 #A36 both directions Cotley Hill - Deptford 2300-0600 #A417 both directions Air Balloon - #A46 Shurdington All planned closures: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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#M5 in #Devon has traffic stopped southbound between J26 #Wellington -J27 #Tiverton due to a multi-vehicle collision. Emergency services are on scene. Delays in excess of 45 minutes on the approach.
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Some planned regional closures tonight: 2100-0600 #A36 both directions Cotley Hill - Deptford 2300-0600 #A417 both directions Air Balloon - #A46 Shurdington All planned closures: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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We've now completed our planned overnight maintenance work updating roadside technology. You can keep up to date with roadworks by visiting nationalhighways.co.uk/trave……
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We've reduced speed limits to 50mph for safety while we carry out a planned overnight technology upgrade. You won't see us at the roadside as we're working behind the scenes. Thanks for your patience. For more information: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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Some planned regional closures tonight: 2300-0600 #A417 both directions Air Balloon - #A46 Shurdington All planned closures: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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Some planned regional closures tonight: 2300-0600 #A417 both directions Air Balloon - #A46 Shurdington All planned closures: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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We're carrying out planned overnight maintenance on roadside technology nationally tonight. This work keeps technology updated. Reduced speed limits will be in place. For info visit: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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Final update: #A38 #TamarBridge in both directions between the A3064 and the A388 All lanes have now reopened on the bridge. There are no delays in the area.
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The #A36 has fully reopened in both directions between the A303 (#Deptford) and the B3414 (#Heytesbury) following a serious collision. There are no reported delays on the approach to the closure points. Have a safe onward journey.
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Update 2: #A38 #TamarBridge in both directions between the A3064 and the A388 The bridge has reopened. Lane 1 (of 3) remains closed westbound. @DC_Police remain on scene. There are delays of up to 15 minutes on the approach to the bridge in both directions.
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The #A36 is closed in both directions between the A303 (#Deptford) and the B3414 (#Heytesbury) following a serious collision. Emergency services are on scene. There are no reported delays on the approach.
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Final update: The #A4 between St. Brendans roundabout and St. Andrews roundabout is no longer required to be closed following the fire. @AvonFireRescue are still dealing with the incident and there are local road closures in place. There are no delays in the area.
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Update 1: #A38 #TamarBridge in both directions between the A3064 and the A388 The road remains closed due to a police led incident. @DC_Police remain on scene. There are delays of up to 15 minutes in both directions. Diversion info: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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#A38 both directions between the A3064 and the A388 #TamarBridge is closed due to a police led incident. @DC_Police are on scene. There is no significant congestion at this time.
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Traffic leaving the #M5 at J18 (#Avonmouth) is advised the #A4 is closed in both directions between St. Brendans roundabout and St. Andrews roundabout due to an industrial fire. Emergency services are on scene. There are no delays on the approach to J18. More to follow.
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We're carrying out planned overnight maintenance on roadside technology nationally on 07/11/2026. This work keeps technology updated. Reduced speed limits will be in place. For info visit: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
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