A1 traffic: Lorry crash causes severe delays in Peterborough
Police are asking drivers to avoid the route
UPDATE: 1:09pm - Delays have eased and all lanes are open
There are significant delays on the A1 northbound in Peterborough after a lorry crash this morning (March 12).
The A1 is currently blocked northbound from the Showground Turn Off in Peterborough to the Old Great North Road at the Sibson turnoff in Stibbington.
Recovery work is underway after an accident involving two lorries.
Police attended the scene at 10:35am today (March 12) and there are not believed to be any injuries.
In a post on Twitter, Cambs Travel News warned of queues of around two miles reaching Chesterton due to an obstruction. Delays are affecting traffic towards Stamford.
As a commuter, I was always captivated by the tranquil landscape of the Hawkesbury River on the otherwise monotonous train journey between the Central Coast and Sydney. For 13 blissful minutes, the busy urban streets and graffiti-covered buildings along the train line were replaced by an almost otherworldly scene unfolding outside the window.
Mobile phone reception waned, causing a literal and metaphorical disconnection as the train snaked its way along the gentle, glass-like river, which is framed by honey-coloured sandstone chasms and thick bushland.
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But the Hawkesbury River, which marks the northern edge of Sydney, is so much more than a magical interlude on a dull train trip. The region that surrounds it is rich in Indigenous and colonial history.