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UK weather: Motorway flooded as ‘severe’ storms continue across England

Motorways have been flooded in the north east of England with more thunderstorms expected to roll in

The Independent UK

UK's worst and best motorways revealed as traffic jams hit record levels

Average hold-ups were 11.0 seconds per vehicle per mile in the year to the end of June - the longest in records dating back to March 2016

Evening Standard

M42 named England’s worst motorway – while the M40 ranks top

Among A roads, the A12 from London to Essex is rated worst

The Independent UK

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Lower Thames Crossing: Transport Secretary Louise Haigh slams £1billion planning process bill

She confirmed the paperwork for the project had spiralled to 360,000 pages

Evening Standard

M25 pothole 'takes out 20 cars in darkness' causing rush-hour chaos

More than 20 cars forced to pull over on hard shoulder amid mammoth M25 pothole, say motorists

Evening Standard

UK weather: strong wind warning issued as England and Wales cope with floods

Transport disrupted and more than 60 flood warnings still in place, with more downpours to come

The Guardian - UK

Travel chaos continues for road and rail commuters after extreme rainfall

‘At this stage we cannot provide a timeline for the A421 road to reopen’ – National Highways

The Independent UK

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Horror as man dies after being hit by lorry on M25 hard shoulder in Essex

Hugh delays after smash between Junction 29 Upminster and Jnc 30 Thurrock on Sunday morning

Evening Standard

M25 slip road to shut for seven weekends for work on £170m junction 28 upgrade

The exit slip road at junction 28 is to shut this weekend and next, and for five other weekends

Evening Standard

Drivers who have never been to Dartford Crossing fined for unpaid journeys

ANPR cameras appear to be capturing the wrong drivers and sending them penalty charge notices

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves ponders private finance to help fund £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Chancellor looks at handing income from tunnel tolls to investors in UK’s largest infrastructure project

The Guardian - UK

Almost 500 chemicals found in England’s rivers and groundwater

More than half classed as very toxic, toxic or harmful to aquatic life, with 20 categorised as ‘substances of very high concern’

The Guardian - UK

Drivers’ holiday plans thrown into chaos as AA issues warning over 220 miles of roadworks

Drivers can expect delays and disruption on some of the UK’s busiest motorways

The Independent UK

Warning after surge in deaths and serious injuries in crashes involving tired drivers

The Highway Code recommends a minimum break of 15 minutes is taken after every two hours of driving

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

M25 closed with 11 mile tailbacks after lorry and van crash near Dartford Crossing

Woman taken to London hospital with injuries after air ambulance seen landing on the motorway near the A282

The Independent UK

More than 53,000 drivers fined for ignoring this smart motorway sign

It can result in a fine of up to £100 and three penalty points, or more severe penalties and a court appearance

Evening Standard

M25: No more weekend closures in 2024 after 'complete success' with roadworks

National Highways said future weekend closures will take place in Spring 2025

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘inadequately briefed’ on alternatives to Stonehenge tunnel plan, lawyers argue

Latest high court battle gets under way over approval of road tunnel under the world heritage site

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Evening Standard

Motorists warned of travel disruption following M25 weekend closure

The AA has warned that diversion routes could be "incredibly busy" as traffic is forced off the motorway

Evening Standard

M25 Surrey closure dates: travel advice for this weekend

Major works are under way this weekend and drivers are advised to avoid the area or follow the official diversion route

Evening Standard

M25 to close this weekend with drivers given ten-mile diversion warning

Drivers are urged to only travel if necessary and to expect delays

The Guardian - UK

Stonehenge likely to be put on world heritage danger list over tunnel plan

Unesco officials recommend adding Wiltshire stone circle amid fears road scheme would compromise its integrity

Evening Standard

M25 to close for full weekend in July causing summer holiday hell

Holidaymakers, concertgoers and sports fans have been warned to only travel if necessary

The Guardian - UK

Dartford Crossing charge firm doesn’t reply over payment errors

Money has been taken unnecessarily on several occasions but I am hitting a brick wall

Evening Standard

Drivers warned of delays as M25 stretch closes for the weekend

The motorway will be closed in both directions between junctions 9 and 10 from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Monday.

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