M4 closed!!!

At the Brynglas tunnel. Hope it don't affect us.

A lorry exploded inside the tunnel this morning, gonna b closed a while

A lorry exploded inside the tunnel this morning, gonna b closed a while

Any idea how long?

Nope

fire cheif has closed it due to structural concerns, stay posted to the radio i say

the tunnel web cam is down too

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/tr ... a024.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-14288312

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/tr ... avel.shtml

incident report this will update as and when

Thanks. Not sure my mate wants to take the chance with Yeovil unless the tunnel is open.

I've been out and about - and most people are trying to go through newport - but that is spammed real bad! Best bet - is to cut over the top from caerphilly, ystrad mynach, up towards blackwood using the link road, then up through crumlin and around! Its a pain - but the fastest way at the moment!

Also, I'm told there wasn't an explosion - the Lorry simply caught fire, and the tunnel is full of smoke! Traffic is a nightmare within a 10 mile radius!

Avoid at all costs!

jus spoke to dibbs looks like thats the route he may end up taking, if not open in time

Just got back of my driving lesson from philly to newport an its jamed all trafic off the m4 is being diverted off at tredegar an through newport , fucked my driving lesson right up , ment to be doing test routes today lol

I've been out and about - and most people are trying to go through newport - but that is spammed real bad! Best bet - is to cut over the top from caerphilly, ystrad mynach, up towards blackwood using the link road, then up through crumlin and around! Its a pain - but the fastest way at the moment!

Also, I'm told there wasn't an explosion - the Lorry simply caught fire, and the tunnel is full of smoke! Traffic is a nightmare within a 10 mile radius!

Avoid at all costs!

Google maps show long queue down to the coldra from Usk direction - may be quicker to go up to monmouth, across to Gloucester through Forest of Dean then pick up M5 - a long way around I know, but better scenery than being stuck in traffic.

I've been out and about - and most people are trying to go through newport - but that is spammed real bad! Best bet - is to cut over the top from caerphilly, ystrad mynach, up towards blackwood using the link road, then up through crumlin and around! Its a pain - but the fastest way at the moment!

Also, I'm told there wasn't an explosion - the Lorry simply caught fire, and the tunnel is full of smoke! Traffic is a nightmare within a 10 mile radius!

Avoid at all costs!

Google maps show long queue down to the coldra from Usk direction - may be quicker to go up to monmouth, across to Gloucester through Forest of Dean then pick up M5 - a long way around I know, but better scenery than being stuck in traffic.

I was just about to post not to come back down to the M4 at 24! that is obviously the hot spot! best to go from crumlin to pontypool - down the A40 past Abergavenny and through Forest of Dean. right pain in the ass! I hope they get it open and sorted soon! the M4 is such an important rd - it Fecks everything right up when it closes!

An eyewitness on news this morning, manageress f Etap hotel said there was loads of black smoke and 3 exploions, whatever the lorry was carrying went baboom!!

Just heard on the News, the 'tunnel' we be closed for the next few days..bad for buisness eh!

Just came on the BBC Wales news, the tunnel may be closed for a few days.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/07/26/plans-to-re-open-one-carriageway-through-m4-s-fire-hit-brynglas-tunnels-91466-29120820/

Images from inside the tunnel!