Lorry fire brought M4 to standstill

Traffic has now returned to normal following a vehicle fire which caused disruption on the M4 near Newport for much of the day. There are the usual delays around the Brynglas tunnels but queues following the fire have now cleared.

Delays are continuing to ease now that all lanes are back open on the M4 near Newport. Drivers are facing five-minute queues near Caerleon.

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All lanes have reopened on the M4 westbound near Newport following a vehicle fire earlier this morning. Residual delays remain in the area.

Here is the latest update from AA traffic planner:

The latest updates from AA traffic planner says drivers are facing delays of around 35 minute on the M4 westbound near Newport. The queues are between junction 25 at Coldra and junction 28 at Tredegar Park.

One lane remains closed between junction 27 and junction 28 due to a vehicle fire earlier this morning.

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Traffic Wales has confirmed that lanes two and three are back open following the vehicle fire earlier this morning. Lane one will remain closed "until further notice", with queues expected to continue for drivers.

There are currently delays from junction 24 at Coldra and on surrounding routes.

In Traffic Wales' latest update, a spokesperson said traffic has backed up to Junction 24. Two lanes are now open, lane one remains closed.

Delays are easing on the M4 westbound in Newport. They are now down to 50 minutes.

Drivers taking the alternate route to Cardiff via the A48 through St Mellons are also facing long delays, traffic maps show.

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The grass verge next to the hard shoulder also caught fire, pictures show.

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Footage captured from the M4 shows a lorry is the vehicle that closed the road.

The HGV caught fire with orange flames and black smoke billowing from the vehicle.

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Gwent Police has asked drivers to avoid the area. Two lanes remain closed.

Lane three has now reopened. Severe delays remain on the M4 westbound between Junction 28 and 25.

Traffic Wales has issued an update which says the fire service is working to make the road safe before it can be reopened.

Traffic maps show delays are now severe. There are 70 minute delays which are still increasing on M4 Westbound between J25 B4596 Caerleon Road (Caerleon) and J28 A48 (Tredegar Park). Average speed is five mph.

Traffic monitoring system Inrix states that the M4 Westbound is closed, with long delays due to vehicle fire at J28 A48 (Tredegar Park). Congestion to J26.

The update says traffic is also slowing the opposite side due to onlookers.

Emergency services are on scene. The diversion is up to A48 Southern Distributor Road and straight back on the M4 again.

Traffic cameras show the current scene at J28, Tredegar Park.

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Traffic maps show the road closure on the M4 westbound at Junction 28, Tredegar Park.

Hundreds of drivers are now sat at standstill.

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Traffic cameras show miles of traffic has backed up on the M4 westbound as a result of the fire.

This is the current scene on the M4 at Junction 26, Malpas.

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The vehicles stuck at a standstill on the M4 appear to have made a through route for emergency service vehicles.

Pictures show vehicles moved to the side to make way as emergency services tackle a vehicle fire.

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AA traffic monitoring systems are showing 57 minute delays on the M4 westbound in Newport.

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A vehicle fire has brought the M4 in Newport to a standstill on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services are dealing with the incident at Junction 28, Tredegar Park, and all traffic heading westbound, towards Cardiff, has been brought to a halt.