Sentence examples for motorways closed from inspiring English sources

Thousands of homes were left without electricity, while train services were delayed, motorways closed and buildings flooded.

But such was the build up in delays "Operation Stack" is still in force on the eastern end of the M20 in Kent, with the motorway closed to normal traffic and in use as a truck park.

Motorway closed M74 closed in Scotland Sent via Guardian Witness By ID7426676 5 December 2013, 10 55 Updated at 11.36am GMT 11.17am GMT Historic data Historic data from the Met Office shows the windspeed recorded overnight in Inverness have only been recorded once before, in the UK, writes Mona Chalabi.

The motorway closed between junctions 24 and 25 after the crash.

The core concepts which permit today mass motorisation (including motorways, close-body cars, traffic lights, etc., that is its whole socio-technical system) were conceived, tested and developed during (or before) that decade.

The motorway was closed in both directions as the scene was examined and cleared.

The M6 motorway was closed in Cumbria for part of the day after a Land Rover towing a trailer of bullocks overturned on the northbound carriageway at Southwaite.

It happened on the northbound carriageway between junctions 14 and 15 between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, resulting in the motorway being closed in both directions, causing long tailbacks.

Travellers face further problems getting into London after they have made it through passport control as the M4 motorway is closed until Thursday to repair cracks in a viaduct.

Flights at a nearby airport were temporarily suspended and a motorway was closed during the morning.

Drivers who were stuck for up to five hours after the M42 motorway was closed in both directions, have had an apology from police.