Two westbound lanes on the M4 are still closed after a lorry caught on fire early this morning.
Lanes one and two between junctions 16 and 17 between Swindon West and Chippenham have been closed for almost 12 hours.
There was almost five miles of congestion ahead of tonight's rush hour, causing delays of 60 minutes above usual journey times.
Lanes 1 and 2 remain closed on the #M4 westbound between J16 (#Swindon) and J17 (#Chippenham) for ongoing recovery of the HGV following the earlier fire. There is approx. 4.7 miles of congestion on approach, causing delays of 60 minutes above usual journey times. pic.twitter.com/PW520zkt6I
— National Highways: South-West (@HighwaysSWEST) March 29, 2022
People going this way are encouraged to find another way to travel.
The motorway is expected to be back to normal at around midnight tonight.
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