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Recap: M11, A11 and A47 queues amid Good Friday getaway
There were traffic jams in hotspots throughout Cambridgeshire on Good Friday - Credit: Denise Bradley/Archant
The four-day Easter weekend has arrived, and thousands of Cambridgeshire sun seekers set out on the roads in search of a bank holiday getaway.
There were Good Friday traffic jams in hotspots throughout the county.
On the A47, traffic was slow moving for five miles eastbound between the Guyhirn Interchange and Wisbech, according to National Highways.
It was one of several traffic hotspots on the main road between Peterborough and King's Lynn, on the Norfolk coast.
The delays cleared at around 2.30pm.
There was congestion at the Black Cat roundabout near St Neots, with minor delays on the A421 and A1 northbound, which has since cleared.
The A11 and A47 were slow-moving as holidaymakers headed for the Norfolk coast - Credit: Chris Bishop
A vehicle overturned on the M11 approaching Cambridge at around midday.
Traffic was slow-moving on the motorway northbound between junctions 10 (A505, Duxford) and 11 (A10, Trumpington), but traffic was on the move again by 2pm.
There was also a crash on the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 (A603, Barton) in the morning.
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In Suffolk, there were major delays on the A11 northbound approaching the Fiveways Roundabout at Barton Mills.
Traffic England reported delays of around 20 minutes Norfolk-bound, with tailbacks to Red Lodge.
There were queues on the A11 southbound between the Elveden Memorial and Barton Mills, approaching Cambridgeshire.
In Norfolk, the A149 was slow moving around King's Lynn, between the A47 at Harwick and the A148 at Castle Rising.
On the railways, Greater Anglia, Thameslink and Great Northern are running a Saturday-style timetable all day on Good Friday.
The railway between Cambridge and London Liverpool Street is closed at Bishop's Stortford, with a replacement bus in place between Stansted Airport and Waltham Cross.
Check your journey if you are heading towards London, as some lines are closed throughout the Easter bank holiday weekend - Credit: PA/Aaron Chown
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