A1 road closures & live traffic incidents

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A1 closures planned this week

A1 Jct 67 to Jct 66 southbound lane 2 and 3 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Gateshead A1 · A1 Southbound Within The A167 Near Washington Birtley Junction

Starts in 19 hours 44 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1 Jct 67 to Jct 66 southbound lane 2 and 3 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A1

A1 Jct 73 to Jct 72 southbound lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 15 minutes 13 seconds ago
A1 southbound Stibbington to Water Newton 50mph speed restriction (MP 31/9 to 31/1)
Cleared

Cleared 15 minutes 13 seconds ago
A1 northbound Little Paxton to Buckden lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 30 minutes 13 seconds ago
A1 southbound Water Newton narrow lanes with speed restrictions (MP 31/1 to 29/0)
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 35 minutes ago
A1 northbound Black cat fast link to Wyboston lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 20 hours 15 minutes ago
A1 northbound Black cat fast link to Wyboston lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 4 hours ago
A1 both directions approach to Biggleswade south roundabout to Edworth Road (AL12321) - lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 20 hours ago
A1 southbound Wansford to Stibbington lane 2 closure and speed restrictions (MP 33/9 to 32/0)
Cleared

Cleared 3 days 19 hours ago
A1 northbound Black cat fast link to Wyboston lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 3 days 20 hours ago
A1 both directions approach to Biggleswade south roundabout to Edworth Road (AL12321) - lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 3 days 20 hours ago

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