A55 near Broughton between the Posthouse and Broughton is now fully open

Update: A55 has been cleared and traffic has returned to normal ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Reference the incident on A55 between Posthouse roundabout and Broughton, the trailer has now been cleared and road now fully re-open. pic.twitter.com/2ZQqUj5KYd ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

— North West Motorway Police (@NWmwaypolice) August 9, 2018 ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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There are long delays on the westbound A55 just past the Posthouse Roundabout after a trailer from a skip lorry left the road. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Theres around 1.5 miles of stationary traffic due to one lane being closed. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The latest travel report for the area states: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“One lane closed and queueing traffic due to accident , a lorry involved on A55 Westbound between J38 A483 Wrexham Road (Posthouse Roundabout) and J36A (Broughton Shopping Park). ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Lane one (of two) is closed due to a lorry that has left the road.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Thanks to Colin Harper for the photograph above. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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