Motorists in West Bromwich face M5 delays due to incident near The Hawthorns
Traffic disruption near M5 junction 1 in West Bromwich causes delays for motorists due to an incident.
Motorists are facing congestion following an incident in West Bromwich.
West Midlands Roads have said that the Birmingham Road in West Bromwich, near the junction with Park Lane and close to The Hawthorns is blocked.
This is due to an unnamed incident.
This has led to delays heading back across the M5 junction 1 roundabout.
As a result of this disruption, there are traffic delays, and motorists are advised to plan ahead.
In a social media post, West Midlands Roads said: “A41 Birmingham Road, near junction of Park Lane and adjacent to The Hawthorns, West Bromwich. Road blocked due to an incident, with delays heading back across M5 junction 1 roundabout and approaches. Expect delays to your journey, plan ahead.”
Likewise, AA Traffic first reported delays at 6.54am today (June, 4).
They said that there are “M5 Delays of four minutes on M5 Southbound between M6 J8 and J1 A4252 Kenrick Way (West Bromwich / Birmingham). Average speed 20 mph.”
As of 11.26am (June, 4) this has now been cleared and traffic is now moving again as usual.
We have contacted emergency services about the incident.
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