A crash on the A55 in Flintshire caused traffic jams, amid delays on the network elsewhere. Traffic Wales tweeted: "Warning - Collision # A55 Westbound J35 Dobs Hill - J34 Ewloe. Lane 1 blocked | Police are on scene."
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Steve Bagnall
Latest main road traffic round-up
Here is the latest on traffic delays around the North Wales network:
- A494 Flinthsire - Reports of queueing traffic due to traffic problem on A494 Southbound near Alltami Road
- A5 Chirk - Queueing traffic on A5 Chirk Bypass Northbound at A483 (Halton Roundabout). Travel time is ten minutes
- A55 Britannis Bridge - Slow traffic on A55 Britannia Bridge Westbound after J9 A487 (Y Felinheli / Port Dinorwic)
- A483 Gresford to Rossett northbound - Rolling road block in place to safely remove debris from the network
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A55 crash in Flintshire cleared
Traffic Wales has released this update on the incident:
— Traffic Wales North & Mid (@TrafficWalesN) August 11, 2024
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Latest on the A55 crash in Flintshire
Here is the latest update on the incident from the Inrix traffic monitoring service – as of 12.19pm:
One lane closed and slow traffic due to accident on A55 North Wales Expressway Westbound from J35 A550 (Dobbs Hill) to J34 A494 (Ewloe).
Steve Bagnall
Traffic delays reported around the North Wales network
Here is a round-up of the trafic delays around the North Wales road network:
- Gwynedd - Rolling road block and debris on road on A55 North Wales Expressway Eastbound from J11 A5 (Llandygai / Bethesda, Llandygai) to J12 Tal Y Bont Interchange (Tal-y-bont). Traffic is coping well.
- Flintshire - One lane closed and slow traffic due to accident on A55 North Wales Expressway Westbound from J35 A550 (Dobbs Hill) to J34 A494 (Ewloe).
- A494 Flintshire - Slow traffic on A494 Westbound between A548 / A550 (Drome Corner) and A550 Gladstone Way (Queensferry). Travel time is five minutes.
- A5 Chirk - Queueing traffic on A5 Chirk Bypass Northbound at A483 (Halton Roundabout). Travel time is 15 minutes.
- A55 Britannia Bridge Anglesey - Slow traffic on A55 Britannia Bridge Eastbound around J8A A5 Holyhead Road (Llanfair P.G). Travel time is five minutes.
- A483 Chirk - Slow traffic on A483 Wrexham Bypass Southbound at A5 (Halton Roundabout).
- A55 Britannia Bridge Gwynedd - Queueing traffic on A55 Britannia Bridge Westbound after J9 A487 (Y Felinheli / Port Dinorwic). Travel time is ten minutes.
Steve Bagnall
Rolling road block in Gwynedd due to debris
There are also potential traffic delays in Gwynedd, with a rolling road block due to debris:
Rolling road block and debris on road on A55 North Wales Expressway Eastbound from J11 A5 (Llandygai / Bethesda, Llandygai) to J12 Tal Y Bont Interchange (Tal-y-bont). Traffic is coping well.
Steve Bagnall
Latest on the crash
Here is the latest update on the incident from the Inrix traffic monitoring service – as of 11.15am
One lane closed and slow traffic due to accident on A55 North Wales Expressway Westbound from J35 A550 (Dobbs Hill) to J34 A494 (Ewloe).
Steve Bagnall
Crash in Flintshire causing delays
Traffic Wales has released this update on the incident:
— Traffic Wales North & Mid (@TrafficWalesN) August 11, 2024Warning - Collision
#A55 Westbound J35 Dobs Hill - J34 Ewloe.
Lane 1 blocked | Police are on scene. pic.twitter.com/uNNoTsoryp
Steve Bagnall
Signing in
Good morning. I’ll be bringing you live updates on this incident. Steve Bagnall.
