Were you caught up in the A5 delays?
National Highways said that signal poles were damaged in the crash at about 2am on Thursday, and that theThe closures led to queues throughout Thursday on the A5 southbound between the Emstrey and Preston islands, with a knock-on effect on the westbound A5 approaching the Preston roundabout.
It was worst at the start and end of the work day, with traffic delayed by up to 37 minutes at times. Highways workers then worked through Thursday night to repair the signal poles and reopen the lanes for Friday morning. National Highways route manager Richard Timothy said: “Emergency repairs have been carried out at the A5 Emstrey Island following a collision yesterday in which two traffic signal poles on a pedestrian crossing on the westbound approach were severely damaged.
“Crews worked through the night to repair the damage and replace the poles which meant the pedestrian crossing could be brought back into use and all lanes were this morning open for traffic. “We are grateful to people for their patience while we responded to this incident and got the road open as quickly as possible.”at the junction caused by a previous crash on the eastbound approach.
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