Echo | Traffic & Travel https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_traffic_travel/ Echo Traffic & Travel en-gb Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:49:55 +0000 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:49:55 +0000 https://www.echo-news.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.echo-news.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Echo | Traffic & Travel https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_traffic_travel/ Drivers facing SEVERE delays on M25 after third crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26670638.m25-crash-causes-delays-near-lakeside-purfleet/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:09:28 +0000 197159a8c62a00677537b1bce3e9d51d matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Major south Essex road closed after crash as emergency services attend https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26670130.canvey-way-closed-directions-causing-long-delays/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:38:38 +0000 c62627b587119c4ca4c7fd090417fc3b jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker Severe delays with 8.8 miles of congestion after TWO separate crashes on M25 https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26669965.m25-delays-traffic-held-dartford-crossing-crash/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:10:46 +0000 2e045b259a83a8e1c0c5196abfb7bad2 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker Drivers face delays after crash CLOSES lane on busy Essex road https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26668725.crash-closes-one-lane-a12-southbound-near-witham/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:05:50 +0000 051987bd87fcdba364950cab211cea64 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Severe London Underground delays hit commuters as major tube lines disrupted https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26668704.severe-delays-hit-district-circle-lines-works/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:49:00 +0000 6973b72c280e1e95d54df88918f2cee2 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Essex rail passengers warned of DAYS of cancellations after freight train derails https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26668669.freight-train-derailment-causes-days-c2c-rail-disruption/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:18:08 +0000 adcca302028ebfbb7988862214dc74d8 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Crash on major route causing nearly HOUR-LONG delays https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26668035.m11-crash-causing-50-minute-delays-near-stansted-airport/?ref=rss Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:57:26 +0000 d23b1ad0c83dd751d66916d3a5f756fa brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny A13 crash causing disruption in both directions https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26667191.a13-crash-southend-causing-severe-delays-ways/?ref=rss Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:59:00 +0100 8f5a49cfa7ec8d36b621acefa5559b8f brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny MAJOR delays on M25 with speed restriction in place on Dartford Crossing https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26666534.m25-dartford-crossing-speed-restriction-causing-major-delays/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:31:13 +0100 d36cf4cacc70794879eb22fd0070b161 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Police at scene of crash leaving key road blocked in south Essex town https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26666462.rayleigh-road-blocked-police-ford-bmw-crash/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:45:27 +0100 4d6ebb783499657a24a328741a56cdaf peter.spriggs@newsquest.co.uk | Peter Spriggs Tree falls across BMW and blocks zebra crossing in south Essex road https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26666114.westcliff-road-blocked-tree-fallen-across-crossing/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:39:31 +0100 907e94eddcf5edcc28a22d36dec0c746 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker Police reportedly on scene of crash on busy route https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26666100.basildon-crash-reports-police-scene-causing-delays/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:37:48 +0100 a13a28ca89ef8d77a2467d86719de995 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Two-vehicle crash partially blocks busy south Essex road causing delays https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26665978.rawreth-lane-crash-leaves-road-blocked-traffic-queuing/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:25:01 +0100 c073e5f6269e16c4900b73714f4c2686 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker Long delays on major Essex route due to 'incident' https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26665186.a12-northbound-lane-closed-traffic-queues-near-chelmsford/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0100 b7b7aef11010150d9e52dff42f74f677 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith More traffic woes as major Southend route sees delays due to crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26664799.crash-partially-blocks-a1159-southend-roundabout/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:38:00 +0100 3d487eb7b9f10e006702f3754ba550dc matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Crash partially blocks major south Essex road as queues build https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26664701.a129-rayleigh-weir-partially-blocked-crash/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:11:26 +0100 92cbbf332f7d68ac3f5194472201b397 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker Two lanes CLOSED after motorway crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26664626.m11-harlow-crash-forces-two-lanes-shut-severe-delays/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:57:33 +0100 8de8d39faa0ada285a03a264b656dd1c brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Traffic nightmare as major road CLOSED after crash near busy junction https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26664256.a414-london-road-closed-near-harlow-two-vehicle-crash/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:13:00 +0100 60d0dd416ce26137d63764826a591114 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Drivers face disruption ahead of 12-HOUR bridge closure at Dartford Crossing https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26664158.dartford-crossing-qeii-bridge-12-hour-closure-planned/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:10:00 +0100 e3fd080f4244a63b30443884a45a0c87 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker CHAOS as major storm floods busy Essex route - live updates https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26663050.live-updates-storm-austen-floods-m25-causing-chaos/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:59:35 +0100 1f7a63e8b825796fdba7d26bebbd4b06 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Severe delays as major route FLOODS in storm https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26662846.flooding-closes-two-m25-lanes-delays-hit-35-minutes/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:19:59 +0100 56441e0cb9240fe8b05228c92b51e829 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith A12 CLOSED after crash forcing severe delays https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26662449.a12-closed-crash-near-chelmsford-forcing-severe-delays/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:25:56 +0100 1914671a11dbfe3b2b325c3ca87143cf brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Van roof severely damaged after hitting railway bridge https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26661915.van-roof-damaged-manningtree-railway-bridge-crash/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:57:54 +0100 086a66f12fc95e0507fcf976556fe178 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Havoc as all traffic STOPPED on major route due to crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26661125.a12-traffic-held-crash-queues-building-essex/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:48:51 +0100 72c02338c8ac8e0db04b39f2431cadeb matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Emergency update after serious crash on Essex motorway https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26660492.one-injured-two-vehicle-crash-m11-northbound/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0100 b839d3cf13afbfe54b216c756bfd867e matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Severe delays on major route due to crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26660580.m25-crash-closes-two-lanes-near-dartford-causing-delays/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:12:00 +0100 b0371377ffd7952760942f31e1ad7bf3 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Commuters warned as multiple Essex trains cancelled https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26659973.train-cancellations-hit-essex-route-signalling-faults/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:53:00 +0100 17eb92d57767aadf18567304fbca73e4 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith RECAP: Major route re-opened after serious crash near Stansted Airport https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26659519.m11-re-opened-serious-crash-near-stansted-airport/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:27:54 +0100 7c14d6ea8ffb70857a9866828e16fe32 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker Traffic mayhem as crash causes delays on busy route https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26659245.m11-crash-causes-long-delays-lane-closed-southbound/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:18:00 +0100 2b028f6371606816a116cc6fd6446fb4 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith CHAOS as lorry fire blocks major Essex route in both directions https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26659200.a120-blocked-ways-essex-lorry-fire/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:29:21 +0100 07e5788551da2db5bef8a2694811b459 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith MILES of delays on major Essex route due to crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26659188.severe-delays-a12-near-brentwood-due-crash-route/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:16:26 +0100 0ebb6efabfd307d2ddbc87be3dc9565e matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Years of complaints could finally bring changes to ‘danger’ south Essex junction https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26657735.bradleigh-avenue-junction-reviewed-safety-improvements/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0100 c00007480ea42fc30f518a51f13a71b7 naomi.greenaway@newsquest.co.uk | Naomi Greenaway Traffic MAYHEM with multiple lanes closed due to 'defect' on major motorway https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26657552.m25-traffic-chaos-multiple-lanes-closed-near-qe2-bridge/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:19:00 +0100 e901f7f9fcf9a681e4889eea52769e13 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Crash on major route causing severe disruption https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26657362.a13-crash-near-southend-causing-severe-disruption-ways/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:43:00 +0100 caca5e3681f0ddd0b5e87526ea824fb8 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Severe delays on busy route with multiple lanes closed https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26657302.fairglen-interchange-southend-lanes-closed-causing-delays/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:34:00 +0100 b120e1ad7cdadece4ef8e638d6282358 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Company apologises after emergency roadworks cause traffic chaos https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26657197.uk-power-networks-apologise-colchester-traffic-chaos/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0100 30b1f5c0fa0860bbafb33e956cc97d83 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Drivers facing heavy delays due to serious crash on busy road https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26656658.crash-partially-blocks-b181-epping-road-near-north-weald/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:37:00 +0100 6787b9c2006cc3b0f0476cdbc18e309c matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Crash causes HAVOC as major route faces 30-minute delays https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26656478.m25-crash-causes-delays-queues-stretch-back-enfield/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:09:00 +0100 f1b466879d45f58de0fbecae1576552e matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Drivers face severe delays on M25 near Dartford Crossing after crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26655598.severe-delays-m25-near-dartford-crossing-crash/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:37:45 +0100 2376bfad694bb28ae342553a1840d7b0 Mason.Lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey Rush hour delays on A12 as drivers at a standstill after crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26655588.a12-delays-30-minutes-crash-near-kelvedon/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:36:00 +0100 246c1b827f21e2bf070f2e15d29aaaa2 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny M25 drivers facing HOUR-LONG delays with three lanes closed https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26655269.m25-drivers-facing-60-minute-delays-near-potters-bar/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:04:58 +0100 b9f74a63dd77507082ae87a962dc9fc0 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Recap as drivers face 100-minute delays on A12 after crash https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26655181.a12-chelmsford-drivers-100-minute-delays---live-updates/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:07:02 +0100 4aa349ed6af6d967fd2b788b7bdffeb2 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny A12 multi-vehicle crash causing 100-MINUTE DELAYS https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26655086.a12-crash-near-chelmsford-causing-100-minute-delays/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:34:26 +0100 e1b6a16e187a8430e863b16151196b51 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny New bridge or tunnel proposed for key route used by Essex commuters https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26652754.new-river-orwell-crossing-proposed-ease-a14-traffic/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100 b8316df9aaa1d245be2cfa60ac0b41f7 mason.lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey Colchester GRIDLOCKED as roadworks cause delays https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26654618.colchester-traffic-gridlock-roadworks-hit-two-key-routes/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:20:00 +0100 38c262051e43ea81adb36c03fd195cc8 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Road closures and banned turns set to cause city centre chaos https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26653629.southend-works-forcing-road-closures-banned-turns/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:25:00 +0100 329fd1603df23781e2307ab18398e26c brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Traffic building on A127 after crash 'partially blocks' road https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26653627.a127-traffic-rayleigh-weir-crash-blocks-road/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:12:00 +0100 968df1722ea3ac83f46fa685d4197b8c Mason.Lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey Roadworks at traffic hotspot threaten week-long CHAOS https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26653447.colchester-roundabout-roadworks-threaten-traffic-chaos/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0100 72ff78a545310a9fe69dd69f9135cfd1 brandon.penny@newsquest.co.uk | Brandon Penny Town centre road set to close for over SEVEN weeks https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26652664.hedingham-road-halstead-close-planned-gas-works/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0100 ea76fb11d62f092c8150d87286111f83 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Major road off the A12 to close TONIGHT for essential works https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26651983.old-london-road-near-colchester-close-a12-repairs/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100 029fba06992a3d0c8d88716485825242 mason.lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey