A14 Likely To Remain Shut For Several Hours After Lorry Sheds Load Of Offal

Specialist equipment is being drafted in after a large spillage of offal on the A14 between Kelmarsh and Welford.

Highways England are trying to clean the westbound carriageway after a poultry lorry shed its load this morning.

Pic: CJ Sweepers

The road is closed between Junction 2 and Junction 1, with congestion and queuing traffic on roads in and around Market Harborough, as drivers take diversion routes.

Pic: Andy Carpenter

A Highways England spokesperson told Hfm say the road will remain closed until the extensive clean-up operation is completed, adding: “We have had road sweepers working at the scene and will be using special hydro-blasters to clean the carriageway.

“The road surface maybe damaged which would require us to re-surface it.

“It is not yet known when we will be able to re-open the carrigeway.”

A diversion route has been set up using the A508 via Kelmarsh to Market Harborough, the A4304 westbound and the A5199 via Welford back to the A14 at junction 1.

The lorry involved in the incident.
Pic: Andy Carpenter

Queuing traffic on Northampton Road in Market Harborough
Pic: Hfm