A traffic light failure caused major congestion on the roads around junction 8 of the A1 (M) at Coreys Mill in Stevenage this morning. Long tailbacks of traffic were reported on the A602 dual carriageway right back to Hitchin and on the A1 (M) in both dir

A traffic light failure caused major congestion on the roads around junction 8 of the A1 (M) at Coreys Mill in Stevenage this morning. Long tailbacks of traffic were reported on the A602 dual carriageway right back to Hitchin and on the A1 (M) in both directions.

The problems spread into other roads leading into Stevenage form Coreys Mill with Hitchin Road also being congested with the added problem of a broken down vehicle opposite John Henry Newman School.