ARE you heading off on your Easter holiday today? Bank holiday getaway journeys and commuter traffic are predicted to make this the busiest day on the roads in Derbyshire and across the UK so far this week.
Up to 16 million cars are expected to be on the move over the holiday and drivers have been urged to consider delaying their journey until the afternoon of Good Friday, when traffic is expected to be relatively quiet.
And the Derby Telegraph website will be keeping you up to date with all traffic and travel news - to get your journey moving in the right direction. LATEST: Expect delays on the M1, particularly on the northbound carriageway between junction 23a, at East Midlands Airport, and junction 24. Drivers say traffic is moving slowly.
There are also delays on the southbound carriageway of the M1 between junctions 25, at Long Eaton, and 24a.
And traffic is slow on the M1 northbound at junction 28, at Alfreton.
Bretby Lane, Bretby, is closed in both directions because of a collision. Read more here.
And there is already slow traffic on the southbound carriageway of the A38 at the Little Eaton Island, as roadworks continue to cause delays. ELSEWHERE: Among the busiest roads today will be all of the M25, the M6 in both directions through the West Midlands and parts of the M1 northbound in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
There is also expected to be disruption on the railways due to an extensive programme of engineering works over the weekend.
An estimated 23,000 people are expected to fly out of East Midlands Airport over the weekend and passengers have been warned to leave plenty of time to travel to the airport. Read more on this story here. Will you be among those on the roads today? We want to hear from you. Send your stories, traffic reports and Easter selfies to newsdesk@derbytelegraph.co.uk, via the Derby Telegraph Facebook page here or via Twitter (@DerbyTelegraph). LIVE CAMERAS: Check the M1 through Derbyshire with our live traffic cameras ON THE ROADS:Click here for the Highways Agency's latest traffic incidents and updates or go to Travel England's website for mapped, up-to-the-minute updates on A roads and motorwaysBUS ROUTES: Follow Trent Barton on Twitter and Arriva East Midlands on Twitter for the latest bus travel news TRAIN TRAVEL: For live rail updates go to East Midlands TrainsFLIGHTS: Live flight information from East Midlands AirportWEATHER: Get the latest forecast from our weather channel.
