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ROADS across the UK are set to close today as extreme weather conditions batter the nation.
Thousands are set to be affected as snowfall and flood pummel a slew of driving routes.
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Drivers have been urged to plan ahead, with some disruptions expected to last until the end of March due to emergency roadworks.
Flooding and snow have clogged the A1 northbound and M56 eastbound respectively.
Delays of at least 15 minutes are expected for the latter on top of expected traffic.
Meanwhile, emergency roadworks on the M60 anticlockwise entry slip at junction J19 and the A66 westbound will be held back.
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The former will return to normal at 3.30pm today, while the latter will encounter disruptions until 7.30pm.
The A1089's southbound exit slip to the A126 will also be pummelled.
Motorists have been warned that disruption will stretch until March 15.
The A2070 northbound between the junctions with the A2042 and the M20 is also subject to roadworks but is expected to return to normal tomorrow evening.
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Meanwhile, drivers planning to coast along the A45 carriageway connector have been urged not to, as disruption will affect motorists until January 31.
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It comes as major incidents were declared across the UK as the country is hit by snow, "severe" floods and freezing temperatures.
Weather warnings for snow and ice are once again in force today with more travel disruption and school closures expected.
A yellow alert is in place across most of south-west England and Wales, coastal parts of North Wales and Merseyside and parts of north-west England and the West Midlands, until 10am on Tuesday.
The same warning is in place for western and northern parts of Scotland until midday and in Northern Ireland until 11am.
The weather service has now alerted much of Scotland can expect further alerts of snow and ice from midday today until midday on Wednesday.
Last night, temperatures of -13.3°C were recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands.
A critical incident has also been declared by East Midlands Ambulance for the first time ever with flooding partly responsible for the "level of escalation".
A major incident was declared by authorities in Lincolnshire on Monday night with a warning that more flooding could strike on Tuesday.
Lincolnshire Resilience Forum said 40 flood warnings and 29 flood alerts were in place across the county with reports of 62 properties "internally flooded".
A statement added: "We are keeping a really close watch on this as it develops because we know that there might potentially be more flooding, particularly in areas which may be affected by tidal waters."
It also said emergency services were on standby at Greatford, near Stamford, to monitor the West Glen River which it said threatened to inundate 49 properties in the area.
The Environment Agency has issued a severe, 'danger to life', flood warning for the River Soar covering caravan parks near Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire.
There are also 198 flood warnings and 300 flood alerts across England.
COMMUTER CHAOS
Commuters suffered travel misery on Monday with major roads closed and railway lines blocked.
Travel chaos continued this morning with four airports forced to close their runways.
Passengers set to jet off from Bristol, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester and Aberdeen Airport were thrown into chaos as every flight was halted.
In a post online, Bristol Airport said: "Passenger announcement, due to the ongoing weather conditions all flights have been currently suspended until 7.30am, further announcements will be made once information is available."
Firefighters in Leicestershire rescued 59 people while the body of a man was recovered from an area of flooding in North Yorkshire.
Police said the man has been formally identified but efforts to trace his next of kin were ongoing.
The force added that there are currently no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery.
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Trains have also been heavily impacted by the adverse weather today.
Flooding has caused all rail lines to closed between Peterborough and Leicester, affecting CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway services.
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