Quote Originally Posted by Forest Green Bluebird View Post
Just got back to Nailsworth from Cardiff.
Looked on AA route planner at 6pm:

  • Brynglas tunnels shut for maintenance ... all day.
  • Log jam from Cardiff Gate as usual.
  • Roads in Newport in gridlock.
  • Magor to Bridge heavily congested due to M5 being closed Northbound.
  • M5 North probably remaining closed through the night and early morning.
  • Crash on Bridge (within last few hours) causing even more problems.


Just looked at AA site - looks as if M5 may be open now.


Decided to go through Merthyr, Abergavenny, Monmouth, Forest of Dean, Gloucester ... 2h30m later home.

If you usually use M5 north get onto the AA site early tomorrow ... otherwise M50 may be best bet.
WG are all over this, Newport will be sorted very shortly. In hearing 2159, just a few hours away.