A494 Eastbound Carriageway closed at River Dee crossing until 4am (or possibly 6am depending on what you read)

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales

This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2020

The A494 Eastbound Carriageway is closed overnight for emergency repairs according to Traffic Wales.

Full closure eastbound #A494 Queensferry Interchange – Deeside Park Interchange junction A550 tonight between 19:30-06:00 to carry out urgent carriageway repairs on River Dee Bridge.

Diversion via A55 J33 Northop, then A5119 to Flint & A548 to A494/A550 Deeside Park Interchange. pic.twitter.com/t3nIoxODEn

— North & Mid Wales (@TrafficWalesN) March 3, 2020

A traffic report – generated from Welsh Government information – gives slightly conflicting information with regards to reopening time, it states the closure will be in place until 4am.

“Emergency Surfacing Repair on Bridge – Overnight Works between 20:00hrs and 04:00hrs.

Diversion: Exit at Junction 33 Northop, A5119 via Flint, A548 through Oakenholt and continue on A548 via Deeside Industrial Park.

Any traffic missing the advance diversion will be diverted back to A55 Junction 33 from A494 Queensferry Interchange via the A494/A55 Westbound Carriageway”