Traffic and Travel

Highways England is currently on the scene of a vehicle fire in West Ilsley, which closed the A34 off-slip northbound overnight.

Only one of the three lanes is currently open.

Two out of three lanes are currently closed between Junction 13 and Junction 12.

Plans to improve safety and reduce congestion on the A34 are afoot.

Around 900 miles of roadworks are to be removed in time for Christmas to try and keep traffic flowing.

Officers have were out in Calcot yesterday (Monday) with the aim of creating safer streets.

Officers are tackling drink and drug driving during the festive season.

The parish council said that the works have "completely closed" the centre of the village.

One lane is currently blocked on the exit slip road at junction 13 of the M4.

A Newbury street will remain closed until the middle of next week, as road works continue.

One lane is blocked on the M4 after an accident this afternoon.

New traffic lights in Newtown Road will be switched on tomorrow (Thursday)–but the turning into Highwood Copse Way isn't available until the New Year.

On two Saturdays in December, all bus journeys starting in West Berkshire are to be made free.

A rapid response vehicle, ambulance and air ambulance crew treated one patient for serious injuries.

The road is now closed on the A4 Westbound from Speen towards Hungerford.

Prepare for another week of strong winds and rain as the second storm of the winter, Storm Barra, approaches.

UPDATE: The M4 has now fully reopened between junctions 13 and 14.

UPDATE: Incident cleared - An accident is causing long delays on the A34 this morning.

First Great Western has reported that a road vehicle has collided with level crossing barriers between Reading and Theale.

There is queueing traffic on the A34 northbound between the junctions with the M4 and the A4185.