There's heavy congestion in Wolverhampton city centre on Tuesday morning due to the ring road being closed off.
Routes in and around the main rail station and dual carriageway have been shut since around 4.30am.
Wolverhampton Police said it was due to a "police incident".
A large cordon has been placed around the city centre - leading to long delays for motorists and commuters.
There are problems at Wolverhampton Train Station as passengers are facing a long walk to reach it by foot.
Drivers are being advised to avoid the area.
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Why roads were closed for seven hours
Traffic is now back to normal in Wolverhampton city centre.
To real the full story of why the roads were closed, click here
Man was 'threatening to jump'
The man on the bridge had been threatening to jump - but was talked down safely by police officers.
Incident is affecting tram line extension
The incident has meant workmen on the West Midlands Metro have had to down tools.
They are due to be carrying out work to extend the tram line further into Wolverhampton city centre.
This includes a section of Railway Drive - which is currently closed off.
Train passengers missing their connections due to incident
A train passenger has just tweeted this.
Seems the incident is causing all kinds of problems for people trying to get from A to B.
Man on bridge 'has been up there a while'
More from the commuter who has been telling BirminghamLive what’s happening.
He said:
I overheard train station staff saying the man has been up there a while.
They put up their own cordon stopping people from walking up the side of the road which is currently closed for the tram development.
I can’t see him, but the man is believed to be on the bridge crossing Railway Drive.
Roads closure comes a fortnight after similar incident on M6
Today’s road closures comes a fortnight after the M6 was shut because of a similar incident.
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend both carriageways on the motorway had to be closed because a man was on an overhead bridge.
That incident was resolved safely.
Here’s the story we ran on it at the time.
Police incident is due to a 'man on a bridge'
The commuter has told BirminghamLive how he has been told the police incident involves a “a man on a bridge”.
He said:
One of the police officers manning the cordon told me there’s a man on the bridge over the ring road.
Police negotiators are up there trying to talk him down.
That’s why all the roads are closed.
More details of the cordon
A commuter who is struggling to get to Wolverhampton train station has been speaking to BirminghamLive.
He said:
The cordon stretches from the junction at Broad Street, near the Chubb Building, closing the carriageways of Ring road Saint David’s down to the Novotel.
It will more than likely be delaying buses too, as they will be struggling to access the station which the cordon is also cutting off on one side.
Train passengers can use their tickets on the Metro
Stranded train passengers are being invited to use the tram:
These are the roads which are closed
According to traffic monitor Inrix, these are the roads which are closed:
- A4150 Ring Road Saint Davids inbound.
- Wednesfield Road / Broad Street (Chubb Buildings).
- A454 Middle Cross (Bilston Road Island).
There’s congestion to all junctions of the Ring Road, as well as inbound approach routes from Stafford Road, back to Dunstall Hill; Cannock Road, back through Park Village; Wednesfield Road, through Heath Town; Bilston Road and Horseley Fields before the Bilston Street Island.
Traffic is heavy on every approach to the Ring Road.
