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| Delays as beer barrels block M11 | Delays as beer barrels block M11 |
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| Motorists are facing delays on the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Essex after a lorry shed its load of 300 aluminium beer barrels just before the rush hour. | Motorists are facing delays on the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Essex after a lorry shed its load of 300 aluminium beer barrels just before the rush hour. |
| The full barrels were strewn across the southbound carriageway near Ugely between junction nine for the A11 and junction eight for Stansted Airport. | |
| Mark Powell, from the Highways Agency, said the clear-up was well under way. | |
| One lane of the M11 is closed with motorists facing up to four hour delays and seven mile tailbacks, he said. | |
| "The barrier has been damaged and there are hundreds of barrels that need clearing." | "The barrier has been damaged and there are hundreds of barrels that need clearing." |
| Essex Police said no-one was injured in the accident which did not involve any other vehicles. | |
| Each barrel contains 72 pints (41 litres) of beer. |