Emergency services attended scene of a car fire near the Prince of Wales bridge on Tuesday afternoon (March 19). It happened on the eastbound carriageway between junction 24 Coldra and junction 23A Magor Services.
Traffic Wales said: “Emergency services en route. Traffic officers at scene.” By 3.49pm, traffic monitoring service Inrix reported that all lanes had been reopened and traffic had returned to normal.
It was the second incident in the area after an accident caused delays on the eastbound side of the bridge on Tuesday morning. Traffic cameras showed major delays in the area just after junction 23 Magor on the eastbound approach to the bridge during the morning rush hour. Debris on the carriageway was removed and all lanes reopened just after 8am. Traffic had returned to normal for the time of day by 8.30am.
A driver also died in an accident on the motorway in Carmarthenshire that closed part of the M4 in Carmarthenshire for more than 15 hours. The affected section was between junction 49 Pont Abraham and junction 48 Hendy, Llanelli. You can see live updates on that incident here.
15:58Reem Ahmed
Traffic back to normal
Traffic has returned to normal and all lanes are open, reports traffic monitoring service Inrix.
15:19Cathy Owen
Monitors showing ‘heavy traffic’
Traffic monitors on Tuesday afternoon are showing heavy traffic and one lane closed due to the vehicle fire eastbound from junction 24 Coldra to junction 23A Magor Services.
08:18Cathy Owen
Traffic is easing
Traffic cameras are showing that traffic has eased on the approach to the Prince of Wales bridge.
It looks more normal for the time of day.
08:07Cathy Owen
Prince has now re-opened
All lanes have now re-opened on the Prince of Wales bridge and the debris has been removed.
Congestion remains in the area eastbound on the approach to the bridge.
07:56Cathy Owen
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07:54Cathy Owen
Queues getting longer
Congestion is building eastbound.
This is from the camera at junction 24 Coldra at Newport.
07:48Cathy Owen
Debris on the carriageway
Traffic Wales is also warning of “heavy congestion” in the area.
07:39Cathy Owen
Congestion is building
Cameras show that there are delays on the M4 back to junction 24 Coldra.
Traffic is particularly heavy around junction 23 Magor on the eastbound approach to the bridge.
This is from the camera at the old Toll Plaza.
07:37Cathy Owen
Queuing traffic on approach
Traffic monitoring system Inrix reports: “Queueing traffic and one lane closed due to accident on M4 Prince of Wales Bridge eastbound from J23 M48 to J22 M49.
“Cameras show lane one (of three) is closed.”
