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HIGHWAYS AGENCY SEVERE WEATHER ALERT SERVICE
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The service applies to England's motorways and major A-roads and consists of an amber or red weather alert depending on the severity of weather reports received from the Met Office. It will target specific stretches of motorway and trunk road network in areas where there is a certainty that severe weather will occur.
The weather alert will be communicated to LGV i.„ drivers through radio bulletins, the Highways Agency's traffic radio service (available on DAB digital radio and the internet at www.trafficradio, org.uk), and through the Freight Transport Association and Road Haulage Association membership network.
An amber weather alert will advise drivers to take care because it is highly likely that traffic conditions will be affected by the weather and they should monitor traffic and travel radio bulletins.
A red weather alert will be issued only in exceptional circumstances when the weather becomes so severe that journeys would be affected " by incidents on the Highways Agency's road network. , During this alert, drivers of goods vehicles will be asked to leave the network immediately and find a safe place to park.