A busy A-road is shut on the Cambridgeshire border as a result of a spillage from a car at this time (Tuesday, March 19). The A428 eastbound is closed to site visitors because of the incident between the A1 and Barford Road close to the Great North Roundabout.
The closure was first reported shortly after 10.30am – with hydrochloric acid spilling from a lorry and the highway closed in each instructions. Traffic is being diverted by way of native routes, with the westbound carriageway reopening at round 12.30pm.
A National Highways spokesperson stated: “The A428 in Bedfordshire is closed eastbound between the A1 (close to Wyboston) and B1043 (Barford Road Roundabout) as a result of a spillage of Hydrochloric Acid from a Heavy Goods car. Cambridgeshire Fire Service are in attendance and Bedfordshire Police. National Highways service suppliers are on scene to help with site visitors administration and specialist clear up works.”
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A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson stated: “Please be suggested with the sooner incident on the A428 Great North Roundabout, the westbound carriageway can be re-opened. The eastbound carriageway will stay closed for a time frame, so please keep away from the realm if doable.”
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13:54Tom Burnett
Police persevering with to induce drivers to keep away from the realm
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson stated:
Please be suggested with the sooner incident on the A428 Great North Roundabout, the westbound carriageway can be re-opened. The eastbound carriageway will stay closed for a time frame, so please keep away from the realm if doable.”
13:43Tom Burnett
Latest
Inrix, the site visitors knowledge firm, stated:
A428 Eastbound closed as a result of emergency repairs between A1 / Great North Road (Wyboston) and B1043 / Barford Road (St Neots).
Following on from an earlier spillage, westbound has been reopened while eastbound stays closed for repairs. Incident ongoing since round 10:50am.”
12:41Key Event
Westbound carriageway has now reopened
A National Highways spokesperson stated:
The A428 in Bedfordshire is closed eastbound between the A1 (close to Wyboston) and B1043 (Barford Road Roundabout) as a result of a spillage of Hydrochloric Acid from a Heavy Goods car.
Cambridgeshire Fire Service are in attendance and Bedfordshire Police. National Highways service suppliers are on scene to help with site visitors administration and specialist clear up works.”
12:30Tom Burnett
Delays proceed
Inrix, the site visitors knowledge firm, stated:
A428 in each instructions closed, queueing site visitors as a result of spillage between A1 / Great North Road (Wyboston) and B1043 / Barford Road (St Neots).”
11:46Tom Burnett
Closure stays in place
National Highways has simply confirmed the highway stays closed. Specialist clear-up work is taking place within the space.
11:35Tom Burnett
Traffic queueing within the space
Inrix stories site visitors is queueing on surrounding roads because of the incident. Local diversions are in place.
11:22Tom Burnett
Everything we all know as far as acid spillage leaves highway closed
The highway has now been closed for almost an hour. Here is what we all know up to now.
11:10Key Event
Diversions in place
National Highways has confirmed motorists are being diverted by way of ‘native routes’. Cambridgeshire Police has suggested drivers to keep away from the realm if doable.
11:05Tom Burnett
Spillage is hydrochloric acid
A National Highways spokesperson stated:
The A428 in Cambridgeshire is closed in each instructions between the A1 (close to Wyboston) and B1043 (Barford Road Roundabout) as a result of a spillage of Hydrochloric Acid from a Heavy Goods car.
Cambridgeshire Fire Service are in attendance. National Highways service suppliers are on scene to help with site visitors administration and specialist clear up works.”
11:01Key Event
Affected stretch of highway
The A428 is closed simply south of St Neots. Police have urged drivers to search out various routes.
10:59Tom Burnett
Road closed
Inrix, the site visitors knowledge firm, stated:
A428 in each instructions closed, queueing site visitors as a result of spillage between A1 / Great North Road (Wyboston) and B1043 / Barford Road (St Neots).”
10:55Tom Burnett
Police urge drivers to keep away from the realm
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson stated:
We are presently coping with an incident on the A428 on the Great North Road roundabout. The highway can be closed for a time frame so please keep away from the realm.”
10:55Tom Burnett
Road closed in each instructions
A National Highways spokesperson stated:
The A428 is closed in each instructions between A1 Wyboston and B1043 Barford Road as a result of a spillage from a car. Delays are building on method.”
