Delays on motorway due to bridge fault

Traffic queued for more than 14 miles (22km)

Drivers leaving south-west England were caught in more than two hours of queues caused by emergency repairs to a bridge.

Two lanes of the M5 northbound were closed after a faulty bridge join was discovered on the Avonmouth Bridge, near junction 18, at about 07:00 BST.

Queues stretched 14 miles (22km) back to junction 21 for Weston-super-Mare.

A National Highways spokesperson said the lanes were expected to remain closed until at least 21:00.

National Highways said it was making emergency road surface repairs

A temporary fix was initially carried out but it soon became clear a permanent solution was "quickly needed", the spokesperson said.

They explained the warm weather was affecting the speed at which the repairs could be carried out, with materials used to fix the issue taking longer to cure.

All lanes re-opened at about 22:00.