Good morning. Here is everything you need to know to plan your journey this Monday, April 24.
Weather
Today will be mainly dry with sunny patches and temperatures reaching 14 degrees. This afternoon will bring showers which will clear to bring colder weather and brisk winds. Tonight will see light winds and a widespread frost.
Travel
The North Circular Road between the A12 Eastern Avenue (Redbridge Roundabout) and the A118 Ilford Hill has been closed in both directions due to a nearby fire. There is congestion to the A104 Woodford New Road (Waterworks Corner) and to the A124 London Road / Hertford Road (Barking Flyover). The fire at a scrap yard in Wanstead Park Road is causing smoke to billow across the carriageway. No one is thought to have been at the scrap yard, which contains cylinders and vehicles, at the time the fire broke out. Six fire brigades are at the scene. The alarm was raised shortly before 6am.
One lane is blocked and there is queueing traffic on the A12 Eastern Avenue eastbound before Preston Drive (George Green Tunnel) due to an accident.
Traffic is queueing at junction four on the North Circular Road southbound in Woodford due to an M11 exit slip road being closed. Congestion remains to the M25 Halfway junction six.
Tube
7.14am
There is a good service on all lines.
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