A12 closure in Essex leads to public nuisance charge
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Essex Police attended the incident over the A12 and remained at the scene for about five hours
A man has been charged over an incident on a bridge that forced the part-closure of a major road.
Essex Police was called to reports of concerns for a person on a bridge close to junction 26 of the A12 at Stanway at about 11:15 BST on Tuesday.
A section of the road was closed in both directions and officers started to reopen it at 16:50.
The man, 54, from Colchester, is charged with wilful obstruction of a highway and causing a public nuisance.
He is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
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