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| V Festival traffic delays at A5 near Weston Park | V Festival traffic delays at A5 near Weston Park |
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| People travelling to the V Festival in Staffordshire are facing long traffic delays, the Highways Agency said. | People travelling to the V Festival in Staffordshire are facing long traffic delays, the Highways Agency said. |
| Its website is reporting delays of two-and-a-half hours on the A5 from Cannock to Harpenden, between the junctions with the A4601 and the A449. | |
| Normal traffic conditions are expected from 14:00 BST, the agency said. | Normal traffic conditions are expected from 14:00 BST, the agency said. |
| The event, now in its 17th year, is being held on Saturday and Sunday at Weston Park, on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. | The event, now in its 17th year, is being held on Saturday and Sunday at Weston Park, on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. |
| Revellers have been advised by Staffordshire Police to plan their journeys to avoid delays. | Revellers have been advised by Staffordshire Police to plan their journeys to avoid delays. |
| The Highways Agency has also advised that the M6 and M54 are likely to be busy this weekend and that extra traffic patrols will be on duty. | |
| Happy Mondays | |
| The northbound exit at junction 12 of the M6 was closed on Friday morning, with festival traffic instead diverted off the M6 at junction 10A on to the M54. | |
| Southbound traffic on the M6 is able to leave at junction 12, the agency said. | |
| The V Festival is also held at Weston Park's sister site, Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. | |
| The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and The Killers are among headline acts. | The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and The Killers are among headline acts. |
| Paramedics at Weston Park will this year use an all-terrain vehicle to reach anyone needing medical help. | Paramedics at Weston Park will this year use an all-terrain vehicle to reach anyone needing medical help. |
| An estimated 85,000 people are expected to attend the event in Staffordshire each day, with people starting to arrive at both sites on Friday. | An estimated 85,000 people are expected to attend the event in Staffordshire each day, with people starting to arrive at both sites on Friday. |