\n The A46 was shut in both directions between junction 18 of the M4, or the Tormarton Interchange, and the A420 at Cold Ashton following the collision.\n<\/p>\n
\n In an update just before 10am on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), National Highways: South-West said the road was open northbound and both lanes one and two southbound were open too.\n<\/p>\n
\n The crash was first reported on the AA\u2019s Traffic news map at 4.25am today.\n<\/p>\n
\n Both Avon & Somerset Police and National Highways traffic officers have been at the scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe A46 northbound is now open between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the M4 following a collision involving a motorcycle and a car, and lane one is now open southbound,\u201d National Highways: South-West said on X.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThanks for your patience.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n National Highways: South West initially said at around 4.45am today the A46 southbound was shut due to the collision between the car and the motorcycle.\n<\/p>\n
\n It said both Avon & Somerset Police and National Highways traffic officers were at the scene of the crash.\n<\/p>\n
\n Then at around 5.15am, National Highways: South West said the road was closed in both directions.\n<\/p>\n
\n Just before 8am, the route remained shut both ways for clear-up and recovery work.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, in an update at around 8.30am, National Highways: South West said: \u201cLane two has reopened on the A46 southbound between the M4 and the A420.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe northbound carriageway remains closed between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the M4 for recovery and clear-up works following a collision involving a motorcycle and a car.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n National Highways, which manages and improves England\u2019s motorways and major A roads, told the public on its website to \u2018expect delays\u2019 following the collision.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe A46 in South Gloucestershire is closed northbound between the A420 and M4 due to a collision involving a motorcycle and a car,\u201d a spokesperson said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cLane one is closed on the southbound carriageway.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe incident is being led by Avon and Somerset Police, with National Highways traffic officers currently on scene to assist with traffic management and clear-up works.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTraffic is being diverted via roads in the area.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIf this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPlan ahead – you may wish to reroute or even delay your journey.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cFurther information is available from National Highways by visiting our Traffic England website and travel apps or via our regional X feed.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cOur 24\/7 contact centre team is also available to provide up-to-the-minute information on 0300 123 5000.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The A46 was shut in both directions between junction 18 of the M4, or the Tormarton Interchange, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-599138","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115627190215712100","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}