THERE are severe delays of over 18 minutes and increasing on A38 Gloucester Road Southbound between Almondsbury and Falfield.
As of 8.25am the average speed of vehicles on the road is ten mph.
Earlier this morning a multi-vehicle accident closed the M5 motorway and it is believed that commuters are attempting to avoid hour-long queues by using the A38.
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