Roads in the area

[DaveR]

The A55 is currently at a standstill apparently once you get past Abergele, due to snow and ice. Gets worse as you get closer to Chester.

Traffic Cam at A55 Waen:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/northeastwales/trafficcameras/trafficwalesnorth/trafficwalesnorthCameraN0213/?epoch=1324027858&enabled=1&asset=CameraN0213

[DaveR]

A55 Denbighshire - A55 Rhuallt Hill closed, stationary traffic, hazardous driving conditions and long delays eastbound between J27, A525 (St Asaph) and J29, Pant-Y-Dulath, because of snow. Police directing traffic. Diversion in operation - traffic is being directed onto the A525 towards Ruthlan.

[DaveR]

Quite a few problems at Rhuallt Hill, judging by the Traffic Cam:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/northeastwales/trafficcameras/trafficwalesnorth/trafficwalesnorthCameraN0214/?epoch=1324032359&enabled=1&asset=CameraN0214.jpg

[Bri Roberts]

Sadly, the camera is disabled.

I am leaving at Noon to travel up the M6 to bring our youngest home for Xmas.

I guess the coast road and over the new Dee Bridge it will have to be then.

[Nemesis]

Some ladies, talking to me in M&S this a.m. had set off for Chester and turned back 'cos of the weather only to find that the other roads around the Rhyl area were like skating rinks.

[Bellringer]

Some friends of ours left first thing this morning to attend a funeral at 11 near Rockferry, needless to say they were late. They are currently somewhere on their way back to Conwy.

[DaveR]

Some people were stuck for nearly 3 hours on the A55 between St. Asaph and Rhuallt Hill.

[Bri Roberts]

Fortunately for me I saw the queue just in front of me around 12.30pm and immediately turned off at St Asaph and took the back road to Mold and it was fine except for sleet, snow and lighting.

There were long queues on the M56 travelling east but later the sun was shining on the M6 travelling north.

However, there were long queues on the other side - M6 South from Jct 22.

Coming back the queues were from Jct 23 apparently down to Sandbach.

I cannot understand why the motorway signs indicated there was congestion between Jcts 20 -19 when the reality was from Jct 23 – Jct 17.

I found it frustrating when I needed to get off the M6 at Jct 20 to join the M56 West.

The A55 east was clear around an hour ago.

All in all I took nearly six hours when normally the journey there and back would be only four hours.

[Hugo]

I was in a car driving down the A470  on Saturday, we were heading for Betws Y Coed when the traffic stopped at a bend near Maenan.
We could see a Fire Engine, Ambulance and Police car on the scene and what looked like a car in a field.  It looked quite bad so we  turned back and went to Betws via Tal Y Cafn bridge.
I've seen nothing at all on the news about the accident so I hope that no one has been seriously hurt as a result of the crash.

[frankj3]

have you never done anything wrong in your life

[Pendragon]

have you never done anything wrong in your life

Any one who tried to answer that question with No would be a liar.

[martin]

My wife is travelling to Liverpool later this week setting off about 08.30 hrs.  Can anyone tell me if the recent disruption during the rush hour caused by the maintenance work being done to the lamp posts has finished?  Thanks in anticipation.

[DaveR]

Still ongoing, according to this website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/northwestwales/roads/planned/

A55 Conwy, both ways between J19 A547 Conway Road and J20 A547 Brompton Avenue
One lane closed on A55 in both directions between J19, A547 (Black Cat) and J20, A547 (Colwyn Bay), because of roadworks.

[martin]

Thanks Dave, appreciate the information.

[suepp]

There was a crash on the west bound side between Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Junction this morning which added an hour to my journey to Bangor  today, I understand three lorries were involved but have not seen or heard anything about it on the news, it happened very near to the coned off section