COUNCILLORS want to meet with the UK’s transport secretary following the shock announcement the original Severn Bridge is to be closed to heavy goods vehicles. The chief executive of Monmouthshire ...

Members of Monmouthshire County Council want to meet with the UK’s transport secretary following the shock announcement the original Severn Bridge is to be closed to heavy goods vehicles. The chief ...

There has been concern about the state of the cables that hold up the first Severn Bridge since inspections in 2022/23. Further laboratory testing has revealed that the main cables are ...

Thousands of lorries that cross the Severn Bridge near Bristol every day will be diverted to the Prince of Wales Bridge instead, because the old bridge’s cables are deteriorating. Inspections of the ...

COUNCILLORS want to meet with the UK’s transport secretary following the shock announcement the original Severn Bridge is to be closed to heavy goods vehicles. The chief executive of ...

Weight restrictions are being put in place on the Severn Bridge in a bid to "minimise further damage" to the structure. The move follows safety inspections of the 60-year-old bridge which found ...

Weight restrictions for heavy-goods vehicles will be introduced on the M48 Severn crossing in a bid to future-proof the bridge. National Highways said only heavy-goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes in ...

“As with all our structures, we will continue to monitor the bridge and ensure it remains safe for users.” The M48 Severn Bridge carried roughly 32,000 vehicles a day in 2024, 3,270 of which ...