M1 traffic near Sheffield halted by cows on carriageway

Highways England is trying to find the gap in the fence where the cows broke through on to the roadThe animals broke on to the northbound carriageway between Sheffield and Rotherham, National Highways said.

Traffic officers and police were called at about 06:40 BST and stopped traffic between junctions 34 and 35 to enable them to round up some of the animals.Image source,A 2-mile queue of traffic built up behind the cows on the northbound carriageway of the M1 There was a two-mile queue of traffic behind the cows before the M1 fully reopened at about 06:55 BST.

A spokesperson for Highways England said they were now "trying to identify the gap in the fence where they got on to the road so it can be repaired".

officialSeanC something in the air.

Drovers should steer well away and be prepared to mooove over🐄🐄🐄

I Don wanna milk it but moooooo,ve 🤣😂

Protest about roast beef & Yorkshire pudding day . On Yorkshire day 😂

now I've herd them all .... just moooove them over! 😉

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