A1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A1 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live A1 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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A1 roadworks in force now

A1 southbound Stibbington to Water Newton 50mph speed restriction (MP 31/9 to 31/1)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Peterborough A1 · A1 Southbound Between A47 And A605

Expected to clear in 7 months 3 weeks

Started 17 Dec 2025, 03:25 Expected clear 31 Mar 2027, 04:00

A1 southbound Stibbington to Water Newton 50mph speed restriction (MP 31/9 to 31/1)

Category: Construction Work

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A1 closures planned this week

A1 Jct 73 to Jct 72 southbound lane 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Newcastle Upon Tyne A1 · A1 Southbound Within The A694/A69 Junction

Starts in 1 hour 33 minutes

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1 Jct 73 to Jct 72 southbound lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1 northbound Little Paxton to Buckden lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Huntingdonshire A1 · A1 Northbound Between B1041 And B661

Starts in 2 hours 33 minutes

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 04:00

A1 northbound Little Paxton to Buckden lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A1

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