Illustrative image: Road junction, Blackshaw Head. Looking E at the Junction of Old Shaw Lane and Badger Lane. The warning signs are because of tight hairpin bends further along Badger Lane. — Mark Anderson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackshaw Road is closed in both directions at Kenlor Road for resurfacing works. The supplied source advises using an alternative route and gives the closure period as 14 October 19:30 to 15 October 04:30 UTC, 2026.
Illustrative image: Mount Rae , Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada This photo was taken from directly over Elbow lake in the Elbow pass (looking south-east-ish). The scramble up to the summit is via the Ptarmigan cirque and then up to the col. The col can be seen on the right about half way up the image. It is reached from the other side by a trail leading up from the back of the Ptarmigan cirque. The Ptarmigan cirque is accessed from the Highwood pass parking lot on HWY 40. A small remnant of a glacier is visible in the — User Kevin lenz on en.wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Both directions of Highway 45 west of Andrew, Alberta, are closed because of a vehicle fire. Emergency crews are on scene; the source advises using an alternate route.
Courchaine Road between Turnbull Drive and PR 200 is closed in both directions from 09:00 to 15:00 on October 19, 2026, for maintenance of the Red River Floodway Inlet Control Structure. All lanes are affected.
Temporary traffic signals are in operation at Bishopsgate for utility works from 19:00 UTC on October 14 to 04:00 UTC on October 15, 2026. The source reports that traffic is flowing well.
A vehicle incident near Surrey blocked a lane and partly blocked an on-ramp; the source reported all highway lanes open. Additional incident details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
TfL reports severe service delays between Finchley Road and Aldgate following a train fault at Finchley Road. Service on the line beyond that section is reported as normal.
Temporary traffic signals are in place on both directions of Mortlake Road at Ruskin Avenue for emergency utility works. The latest update says traffic is flowing well through the restrictions.
TfL reported limited delays on its Piccadilly route after an earlier signal fault at Hatton Cross. The notice places the disruption in London, United Kingdom.
Illustrative image: The England football team bus on the Fulham Road heading for central London, passing the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (behind photographer). See the cropped image page for a fuller description. — PAUL FARMER/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
A planned sporting event is associated with a Fulham Road disruption, with road users advised to use an alternative route. The source reports no delays on the diversion.
Illustrative image: For whatever reason the good storms have been avoiding the Tucson area this year, depriving me of the opportunity to get good lightning shots! This is about the best that I've got so far, the storm was about 14-15 miles east of us. Really lighting up but the lightning was pretty much all cloud to cloud. With any luck and a sacrifice to the weather gods I'll hopefully be able to come up with something a bit better! BTW, the light spots up above the clouds are not hot pixels but stars! — A Guy Named Nyal/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
NWS Tucson reported expected east-to-southeast winds of 35–45 mph, with gusts of 55–75 mph, in areas from central Pima County eastward through 5 a.m. MST on October 17. The alert cites possible widespread power outages and difficult travel.
Illustrative image: Upton Road, Upton Taking from the crossroads at Upton looking towards Ryde whose All Saints church tower can be seen on the horizon. — Simon Carey/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Un accident entraîne la fermeture d’une voie sur deux sur la R-211, à la hauteur du 11e Rang, en direction nord, à Upton. La durée de la fermeture est indéterminée.
Illustrative image: Interior of a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train (P86 rolling stock) in Greater London, England. — DiscoA340/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A disabled vehicle was reported on eastbound HWY 401 at the McCowan Express-to-Collector transfer in Toronto, with all lanes closed. The report lists severity as unknown.
One of three southbound lanes on A-73 Henri-IV is closed near Boulevard du Versant-Nord in Québec because of a disabled vehicle. The closure duration is undetermined.
A traffic collision has blocked Bury Street, and route H13 is diverted in both directions. Stops on Ladygate Lane, Arlington Drive and Breakspear Road are not served.
Illustrative image: Urban Road Hexthorpe Looking towards Doncaster. Many of these Edwardian houses have superb patterned decorative tiles on the walls of their porches. — John Bayes/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Une voie sur deux est fermée sur l’A-10 en direction ouest, près de la R-235, à Ange-Gardien, en Montérégie. La durée de la fermeture est indéterminée.
A police incident on Highway 1 in Vancouver was reported with the right lane blocked and delays expected; the road state was also listed as all lanes open. The source identifies the area as the Lower Mainland District.
TfL reports roadworks closing one westbound lane on West Cromwell Road, with slow traffic and queues extending along Cromwell Road and Brompton Road as far as Harrods. The disruption is listed from 14 October 2026 to 15 October 2026.
A vehicle incident on Highway 7 has blocked a lane and the eastbound right-turn lane onto Tamarack Lane. Delays are expected, and traffic control is en route.
Illustrative image: Side shot of the Alexandra Bridge in British Columbia. This Bridge carries traffic along the Trans-Canada Highway, over the Fraser river. It is located just north of spuzzum. — Nebrot/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
A vehicle incident on southbound Highway 11 in the Lower Mainland District blocked the left lane. Emergency vehicles were on scene, delays were expected, and traffic-control crews were en route.
TfL reports Route 42 is diverted in both directions at DOG KENNEL HILL, East Dulwich, because of a burst water main, with several stops omitted until 19:00 on Friday 23 October. The disruption details were provided by TfL.
A southbound lane closure at Edith Grove’s junction with Cremorne Road is in place for utility works. The source reports no delays and describes the disruption as minimal.
A High Wind Warning covers the Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and southeast New Mexico, with northeast winds of 35–45 mph and gusts up to 60 mph expected, especially through Guadalupe Pass. The source also includes a Freeze Watch and advises some drivers to delay travel through the pass.
Utility works are causing a northbound lane closure on Finborough Road at Redcliffe Square, with no reported delays. The works are scheduled from 14 to 21 October 2026.
Environment Canada warned of strong winds with gusts up to 90 km/h in the County of Wetaskiwin near Pigeon Lake, with winds expected to weaken in the evening. The warning advises securing loose objects and adapting driving to conditions.
A wind warning covers Ponoka County near Rimbey, Bluffton and Hoadley, Alberta. Gusts up to 90 km/h are forecast, with possible disruptions to transportation, services and utilities.
