A1 road closures & live traffic incidents

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A1 closures planned this week

A1 Jct 66 southbound entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Gateshead A1 · A1 Southbound Access From A167 Near Washington Birtley

Starts in 19 hours 50 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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Recently cleared on the A1

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

Cleared 9 minutes 29 seconds ago
A1 Jct 67 to Jct 66 southbound lane 2 and 3 closure
Cleared

Cleared 9 minutes 29 seconds ago
A1 southbound Jct 22 to Jct 23 lane 1 closure (MP 2/6 to 72/5)
Cleared

Cleared 39 minutes 30 seconds ago
A1 Jct 66 southbound entry slip road closure
Cleared

Cleared 1 hour 4 minutes ago
A1 southbound Jct 22 to Jct 23 lane 1 closure (MP 2/6 to 72/5)
Cleared

Cleared 3 hours 54 minutes ago
A1 southbound Jct 22 to Jct 23 lane 1 closure (MP 01/2 to 72/5)
Cleared

Cleared 4 hours 9 minutes ago
A1 southbound Water Newton narrow lanes with speed restrictions (MP 31/1 to 29/0)
Cleared

Cleared 4 hours 14 minutes ago
A1 Jct 73 to Jct 72 southbound lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 19 hours 9 minutes ago
A1 northbound Little Paxton to Buckden lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 24 minutes ago
A1 northbound Black cat fast link to Wyboston lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 20 hours ago

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