Posted: Thu 28th Sep 2023

A494 Mold bypass reopens following earlier police incident 

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Sep 28th, 2023

Update: The road has reopened.

Earlier report: A section of the A494 Mold bypass has been closed due to an incident.

Police have said the stretch of road between the New Brighton roundabout and the Wylfa roundabout is currently shut.

Just after 2.15pm, Traffic Wales has said the road will remain closed for a “couple of hours.”

The Welsh Ambulance Service confirmed its presence at the scene, a spokesperson said they were called juts before 12.10pm. They dispatched an emergency ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, and a duty operational manager to the location, a Wales Air Ambulance also provided assistance.

One reader has told Deeside.com “The road from New Brighton to Bryn-y-bal is also closed.”

Inrix traffic website says: “Bryn-Y-Baal Road both ways closed, heavy traffic due to police incident from Heol Fammau to Moor Croft. The A494 Mold Bypass is also closed.”

A traffic report for the area states:

Road closed and queueing traffic due to police incident on A494 both ways from A5119 (New Brighton roundabout) to A541 (Wylfa roundabout).

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