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Town centre gridlocked as heavy snow falls


MUCH of Birkenhead town centre is gridlocked with traffic at a virtual standstill as office make their way home early due to the continued heavy snowfall

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Holt hill-one of the rooves caved in!!

Birkenhead Sixth Form college students sent home because of snow

STUDENTS at Birkenhead Sixth Form College were allowed to leave early today after afternoon lectures were scrapped due to the snow.

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New Chester Road by the carphone warehouse is gridlock heading towards the tunnel, but empty heading towards the bypass

Anybody know whether the college is shut tomorrow?

Don't go by car unless you have hours to spare, took me 45 minutes to travel what normally takes 5 mins, roads are slippy and cars are skidding all over the place, especially those with back wheel drive, vans are the worst. Pavements are not to bad to walk on with the fresh snow but be careful walking on to the roads, it can catch you out.

Some snowy pics

Birkenhead Tunnel closed due to snow

POLICE have closed the Queensway Tunnel between Liverpool and Birkenhead due to massive congestion problems in Birkenhead town centre.

Drivers are advised to divert to the Kingsway tunnel connecting Liverpool and Wallasey instead.

I agree bert,just took me 2hrs to get from m53 woodchurch road to oakdean by woodchurch road school,had to leave car by the swan pub and walk it,4 bus,s side ways across the road plus cars all over the place,have to walk up there later to check if been hit or not...this country just cant cope with a bit of snow

everywhere grid locked by the sound of it

Yeah, Woodchurch Road is totally 'gridlocked'. It took me an hour to get from the Asda to the top of the bridge over the motorway, at which point I turned back and went home. Car was just wheelspinning and rotating on the spot. Braking is scary as well! If anyone plans on going out, either walk (it's not too cold or bad), or don't bother. Don't take your car out!!!

Well my van broke down and whilst it was getting fixed by the AA some one rear ended me lol, The van went in to the central resevation forcing the wheel in to the drive shaft smashig up the gear box

Anyone heard anything about a bus overturned on Claughton road?

Heard something about a power cable accross Park Road?

New Ferry bypass and the A41 heading south towards Eastham is fairly clear, going the other way though is gridlock from ASDA in Bromborough to the Birkenhead Tunnel

Abandoned vehicles add to Wirral gridlock havoc


POLICE say cars being abandoned on Wirral's snow-blocked roads are adding to gridlock across the borough.

Arterial routes like the A41 are like "car parks" due to huge congestion in Birkenhead town centre.

Traffic on nearby main roads such as Argyle Street South and Conway Street is also moving at a snail's pace, said a spokeswoman.

Many people have abandoned their vehicles to either catch a train - as most are still running normally - or even walk home.

But those abandoned cars are only adding to the congestion, she said.

The micro-blogging service Twitter andf social network site Facebook have been alive all day with users updating about localised problem.

One driver left Birkenhead at 2pm to head for Hoylake - and just reported that he is still only half way there.

Brendan Kenny, Twittering from the side of the A41, reports it has taken 90 minutes to get from Bromborough to Rock Ferry.

In Wallasey, police say drivers have reported a group of youths who have been wandering along stationary traffic on Breck Road pelting cars with snowballs.

Also on Twitter, user "escapistescape" writes: "A41 is solid with traffic as far back as Great Sutton. Current speed on there is 1 mile an hour..."

And lindaknox writes: "Warning to Wirral motorists, the whole of Bebington all way through New Ferry & up to Hr. Beb almost standstill and has been for about 1 hr."

MORE SOON.

...bit of snow and everything grinds to a halt

Traffic is crazy just because people dont know how to deal with the conditions!