A MAJOR Powys A-road remains shut this evening (Wednesday, August 26), with the Welsh Government revealing it is unable to confirm when it will reopen, after a lorry overturned this morning.
Traffic Wales, which monitors roads information for the Welsh Government, announced shortly before 9.30am on Wednesday that one lane of the A483 between Llanwrtyd Wells and Builth Wells had closed due to a vehicle overturning.
The road was later fully closed as the vehicle was recovered, with the incident occurring somewhere between Beulah and Garth.
However, due to the “complexity of the incident”, Traffic Wales announced shortly after 3pm that the A483 remained shut, and it was unable to confirm when the road will reopen.
“Work to recover the vehicle is progressing,” said Traffic Wales in its most recent update.
“We’re afraid that due to the complexity of the incident we’re unable to confirm when the road can reopen.
“Please continue to use the A470 diversion for the time being.”
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Dyfed-Powys Police added: “Dyfed-Powys Police attended to a report of an overturned lorry on the A483 between Garth and Beulah at around 8.05am this morning.
“No injuries were reported at the scene. A road closure was put in place for the vehicle to be recovered.”
A lengthy diversion is in place, with a full route taking motorists on a 64-mile journey, via Llandovery, Brecon and Builth Wells, or vice versa.
Anyone needing to take this full route would require approximately an hour and 50 minutes to complete their journey.
Keep up to date with the latest via our blog and also the Traffic Wales and/or Dyfed Powys Police websites or social media pages.
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