Dunmow bypass opens on March 14
The long-awaited Dunmow bypass is due to be opened on March 14. The new road will be a link from the B184 from Saffron Walden and Thaxted to the B1256 to the west of Great Dunmow. For more than 10...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL, Tuesday March 11
THERE'S heavy traffic on the M25 anticlockwise between junction 27 with the M11 and junction 25, A10 at Enfield due to roadworks in the area as well as clockwise at A282, Dartford Bridge. Queuing...
View ArticleSkoda Fabia smashes into Heybridge house
A CAR collided with a house this morning, causing severe damage to the building and injuring a female motorist. The incident happened on Long Common, Heybridge about 11.25am. Essex County Fire and...
View ArticleTwo lanes of A12 closed near Boreham after accident
Update: 7.30pm - all lanes have now re-opened, but congestion remains to junction 15 (A414 / Three Mile Hill). Two lanes of the northbound A12 near Boreham are currently closed due to an accident...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL, Wednesday March 12 (morning)
Broken traffic lights near Chelmsford railway station are causing delays to journeys across the city this morning. There is currently no right turn from Rainsford Road into Parkway or Duke St after...
View ArticleHouseholder in shock after she returns home to find Skoda Fabia...
A HEYBRIDGE resident was left stunned when she returned home - to find her neighbour had reversed into the front of her home. The collision, in Long Common at around 11.25am yesterday left a gaping...
View ArticleChelmsford travel chaos in Parkway and Rainsford Road: 'Time may...
Highways bosses hope to have traffic lights in Parkway in Chelmsford back working later "by this afternoon" after they were badly damaged in a crash. UPDATE The traffic lights have now been restored to...
View ArticleEssex Travel 13/03/2014
It's a fairly trouble-free start to the day on Essex's roads this morning. In the Chelmsford area there is slow moving traffic at Colchester Road South Bound (A130) between the Boreham Interchange and...
View ArticleEssex travel: Friday March 14
Road: 8.16am A130 southbound - slow moving traffic between the Boreham Interchange and White Hart Lane roundabout with Sainsbury's. 8.15am Chelmsford, Westway A1016 – Slow moving traffic between...
View ArticleA120 closed for three nights as Galleys Corner Roundabout...
THE A120 will be closed overnight for three nights next week as the ongoing Galleys Corner roundabout improvement scheme continues. The A120 will be closed in both directions between Panners...
View ArticleDeath of woman struck by train at Witham 'not suspicious'
The death of a woman who was struck by a train at Witham railway station yesterday afternoon is not being treated as suspicious. The victim, who police believe to be 28 and from Clacton, was discovered...
View ArticleTravel: Tuesday, March 18
Morning everybody and welcome to today's two hours of travel updates. What will today hold? A free run into work, a commute from hell or something in between? Let's hope it's the former. 8.05am The...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL: Morning of 19/03/2014
Morning all and welcome to the latest travel news from across the glorious county of Essex – check below to see if your road is clear. The A1016 Westway, Chelmsford, is moving slow between Robjohns...
View ArticleDelays to Greater Anglia services to Liverpool Street after...
Rail passengers faced delays to their journeys this morning after a person was struck by a train. The incident happened around 9.30am near Ilford railway station leaving journeys to and from the...
View ArticleTraffic and travel: Thursday, March 20
8.10am On the A128 Ingrave Road in Brentwood traffic is busy but moving northbound around Wilsons Corner. 8am There is heavy traffic on M25 clockwise at A282, QE2 Bridge. Congestion to J31, A1306...
View ArticleWoman to be prosecuted over Witham collision with toddler who...
A WOMAN will be prosecuted for careless driving after a toddler was trapped under a car in Witham and ended up in hospital for nine days. The three-year-old was struck by a silver Mercedes on Maldon...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL, Tuesday March 25
ON the roads this morning there's slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise between junction 27 on the M11 and junction 25 with the A10 at Enfield due to roadworks in the area. A traffic light failure on A1025...
View ArticleVehicle overturns at Galleys roundabout in Braintree
A vehicle has overturned in Braintree while motorists face delays along the southbound A12 this morning. One lane is closed on the link road between the Galleys roundabout where the vehicle flipped and...
View ArticleThree vehicle crash leaves van overturned on Galleys Corner near...
A THREE-vehicle collision between a truck, a van and a car left a van overturned on the Galleys Corner Roundabout during this morning's rush hour. The crash between a white Mercedes Sprinter van, a red...
View ArticlePetrol tanker crash closes lane of A12 near Hatfield Peverel
A CRASH between a car and a petrol tanker has closed a lane of the A12 near Hatfield Peverel this morning. The collision occurred about 8.50am in the northbound direction between junction 20b, B1137...
View Article