M32 Bristol: All lanes reopen after flooding closed motorway

Contractors worked to clear the floodwater. Credit: National Highways

All lanes have reopened on the M32 in Bristol after flooding closed the carriageway.

Vehicles were held from around 7.15am on Friday 13 October.

Diversions were in place as the water spread across the stretch near J3, between the two bridges that make up the Lower Ashley Road interchange.

Many commuters use the major route to get into the city centre.

The water spread across both sides of the carriageway.

Additional resources were brought in and contractors worked to clear the floodwater.

There have also been closures in place around St Luke's Road between the junctions with York Road and St John's Lane after a crash between a car and a bike in Bristol at around 3.10am.

The cyclist has been taken to hospital.

It comes as a yellow weather warning is in place for heavy rain and strong winds across the South West.