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 Water Newton narrow lanes with speed restrictions (MP 31/1 to 29/0)

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 Water Newton narrow lanes with speed restrictions (MP 31/1 to 29/0)

Category: Construction Work

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A1 closures planned this week

A162 southbound Ferrybridge Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield A1 · A1 Southbound Exit For Darrington

Starts in 15 hours 41 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

A162 southbound Ferrybridge Lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1 Jct 66 southbound entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Gateshead A1 · A1 Southbound Access From A167 Near Washington Birtley

Starts in 16 hours 41 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1 Jct 66 southbound entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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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 16 hours 41 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

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

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1 northbound Darrington entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield A1 · A1 Northbound Access From Darrington

Starts in 19 hours 11 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 22:30 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1 northbound Darrington entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A1

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