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A500 D Road Southbound busy but moving around A527 Porthill Road (Porthill Bank). Travel time is four minutes.

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All lanes open #A500 South Bound between #WhieldonRoad A500 and #A50 pic.twitter.com/Nd7UJ8WVWZ

— Highways England (@HighwaysWMIDS) December 18, 2018

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A500 D Road Southbound busy but moving around A527 Porthill Road (Porthill Bank). Travel time is four minutes.

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One lane closed and slow traffic due to accident, two vehicles involved on A500 Queensway Southbound between A500 (City Road Interchange) and A50 (Sideway Roundabout).
One lane is closed heading towards Sideway

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#M6 #J14 #stone northbound to #J15 #Stoke broken down vehicle has been recovered all lanes now open.

— Highways England (@HighwaysWMIDS) December 18, 2018

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#M6 #J14 #stone northbound to #J15 #Stoke broken down vehicle has been recovered all lanes now open.

— Highways England (@HighwaysWMIDS) December 18, 2018

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Slow traffic on A34 Newcastle Road between Springfield Retail Park and A500 D Road (Hanford Interchange).

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Heavy traffic on A500 D Road at A53 Etruria Road / Etruria Way (Basford Roundabout).

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All lanes now open on the #M6 northbound at J16 #Crewe #A500, broken down HGV has been recovered. Long delays remain but should ease.

— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) December 18, 2018

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Heavy traffic on Bucknall Road inbound from A52 Leek Road (Lime Kiln Traffic Lights) to Hanley Town centre. Travel time is four minutes.

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Two lanes remain closed on the #M6 northbound at J16 #Crewe #A500, broken down HGV is being recovered. Delays of around 90 minutes above normal travel time, back towards J15 #Stoke.

— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) December 18, 2018

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A527 Biddulph Road coming from Brinley Ford Southbound busy but moving at A5272 High Lane roundabout.

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M6 update

Two lanes closed, severe delays and queueing traffic for six miles due to recovery work and broken down lorry on M6 Northbound at J16 A500 (Stoke-On-Trent / Crewe). Congestion to Keele Services. Also affecting the A500 on approach to J16 and traffic through Arclid. Travel time is 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the roadworks area.
Lanes one and two (of three) are now closed soon after the exit slip road. This has occurred within the residual delays of the other two earlier breakdowns between J16 and J17.

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Very slow traffic on A500 Queensway Southbound from A527 (Kidsgrove / Tunstall Turn Off) to A5271 Porthill Road (Porthill Bank). In the roadworks area.

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Very slow traffic due to due to an incident earlier on A50 Westbound at A500 Queensway (Sideway Roundabout).
Affecting Traffic to Trentham Road Interchange. Incident occurred at around 08:20 and cleared shortly before 09:00.

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Broken down HGV on the #M6 northbound at J16 #Crewe, 2 lanes closed and recovery will attend. Delays of at least 30 minutes above normal travel time, back towards J15 #Stoke

— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) December 18, 2018

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Long delays due to earlier broken down car on M6 Northbound from J16 A500 (Stoke-On-Trent / Crewe) to J17 A534 Old Mill Road (Sandbach / Crewe). Congestion to just after Keele Services. Also affecting the A500 on approach to J16 and traffic through Arclid. In the roadworks area. Travel time is around 55 minutes. All lanes have been re-opened.
Lanes one and two (of three) were closed until around 08:30. The broken down car had occurred within the residual delays of the earlier broken down lorry which was cleared by 07:40.

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Queuing traffic on A5272 Hanley Road at the Sneyd Arms crossroads. Congestion to Smallthorne Roundabouts as well as Central Forest Park on the North side and Leek New Road is struggling as traffic diverts away. In the roadworks area.
Four way temporary lights in operation.

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Slow traffic due to earlier broken down vehicle on A500 Northbound from Alsager Road (Audley Turn Off) to M6 J16 (Stoke-On-Trent / Crewe).
Due to earlier broken down car and earlier broken down lorry on M6 J16-J17 which is causing major delays.

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Temporary traffic lights and water main work on A5272 Hanley Road at the Sneyd Arms crossroads.
Until December 19.

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One lane blocked and severe delays due to broken down car on M6 Northbound from J16 A500 (Stoke-On-Trent / Crewe) to J17 A534 Old Mill Road (Sandbach / Crewe). Congestion to just after Keele Services. Also affecting the A500 on approach to J16 and traffic through Arclid. In the roadworks area. Travel time is around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Lane two (of three) is blocked. The broken down car has occurred within the residual delays of the earlier broken down lorry which was cleared by 07:40.

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Second broken down vehicle on the #M6 northbound within the roadworks section between J16 #A500 #Crewe and J17 #A534 #Sandbach. Delays of around 60 minutes above normal travel time remain from initial breakdown, which has cleared.

— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) December 18, 2018

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Usual congestion on A53 Leek New Road at A5009 Baddeley Green Lane.

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Queuing traffic on A500 D Road Southbound around A527 Porthill Road (Porthill Bank). Travel time is ten minutes.

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Heavy traffic on A50 Westbound from Meir Tunnel towards the A500 D Road (Sideway Roundabout). Travel time is 15 minutes.

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All lanes now open on the #M6 northbound within the roadworks section between J16 #A500 #Crewe and J17 #A534 #Sandbach, HGV recovery has been completed. Delays of over 60 minutes above normal travel time remain, 8 miles of congestion back towards J15 #Stoke

— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) December 18, 2018

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Heavy traffic on Brownhills Road / Davenport Street / Newcastle Street between A500 (Porthill Bank) and Tunstall.

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Delays of 60 minutes...

Recovery work ongoing for the broken down HGV on the #M6 northbound within the roadworks section between J16 #A500 #Crewe and J17 #A534 #Sandbach. 2 lanes closed while this takes place, delays of over 60 minutes on approach from J15 #Stoke, 7 miles of congestion.

— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) December 18, 2018

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Heavy traffic on A500 D Road Southbound before M6 J15.

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Usual congestion on A50 Westbound from Meir Tunnel towards the A500 D Road (Sideway Roundabout).

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