Live road closures & traffic incidents

Stuck in traffic? Check whether the road you are on is closed right now. Live accident and emergency closures from National Highways and Traffic Wales are listed first, followed by roadworks in force and closures starting in the next 48 hours.

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Live incident closures

A44 : Both directions : Aberystwyth to Llanbadarn Fawr : Closed Due to Burst Water Main : Local diversions in place

Active Incident Traffic Wales
Ceredigion
Started Start time TBC

Description: A44 : Both directions : Aberystwyth to Llanbadarn Fawr : Closed Due to Burst Water Main : Local diversions in place, Start time: 17/08/2026 16:26 , Expected end time: 18/08/2026 11:00, Severity: Road closure, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 17/08/2026 16:26

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Roadworks in force now

M60 anticlockwise jct 5 - 4 carriageway closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Manchester M60 · M60 Anti-Clockwise Within J4

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 22:02 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M60 anticlockwise jct 5 - 4 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 hard shoulder closure (MP 89/6 to 86/5)

Active Roadworks National Highways
Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:54 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 hard shoulder closure (MP 89/6 to 86/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Northbound Jct 14 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Royal Leamington Spa M40 · M40 J14 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:15 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Northbound Jct 14 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 northbound Jct 14 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
United Kingdom

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 northbound Jct 14 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Westbound Jct 1a to M25 Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise Jct 16 Link Road Closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
South Bucks M40 · Link Road From M40 J1A Northbound To M25 J16 Anti-Clockwise

Expected to clear in 5 hours 28 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:30

M40 Westbound Jct 1a to M25 Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise Jct 16 Link Road Closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M25 Clockwise Jct 16 to Jct 17 lane 4,3 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
South Bucks M25 · M25 Clockwise Between J16 And J17

Expected to clear in 5 hours 28 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:30

M25 Clockwise Jct 16 to Jct 17 lane 4,3 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M25 Anti-Clockwise Jct 17 to Jct 16 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
South Bucks M25 · M25 Anti-Clockwise Between J17 And J16

Expected to clear in 5 hours 28 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:30

M25 Anti-Clockwise Jct 17 to Jct 16 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A282 Northbound Dartford Crossing West Tunnel closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Dartford A282 · A282 Northbound Access From A206

Expected to clear in 5 hours 28 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:30

A282 Northbound Dartford Crossing West Tunnel closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Worksop A1 · A1 Southbound Between A6075 And B1164

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane closure southbound

Category: Authority Operation
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M11 Northbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 Lane 1, 2 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Epping Forest M11 · M11 Northbound Between J5 And J6

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

M11 Northbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 Lane 1, 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A46 northbound Tollbar End to Binley carriageway closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Coventry A46 · A46 Northbound Between A45 Near Coventry (East) And A428

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:49 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

A46 northbound Tollbar End to Binley carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M5 northbound Jct 21 entry slip closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
United Kingdom

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:44 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 21 entry slip closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Southbound Jct 32 to 31 Lane 3 closure (357/3B to 354/2B)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Preston North M6 · M6 Southbound Between J32 And J31A

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:30 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound Jct 32 to 31 Lane 3 closure (357/3B to 354/2B)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M3 northbound Jct 7 to 6 carriageway closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Basingstoke M3 · M3 Eastbound Within J7

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:08 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M3 northbound Jct 7 to 6 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Rugby M6 · M6 Southbound Between J2 And J1

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:08 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M66 Northbound lane 3 becoming lane 2 closure (MP 9/1 to 7/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bury M66 · M66 Northbound Within J2

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M66 Northbound lane 3 becoming lane 2 closure (MP 9/1 to 7/8)

Category: Road Maintenance
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A49 both directions Newton Road roundabout to Edgar Street roundabout carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
United Kingdom

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

A49 both directions Newton Road roundabout to Edgar Street roundabout carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A12 northbound Jct 12 to Jct 13 lane 1 closure (MP 109/1 to 110/5)

Active Roadworks National Highways
Brentwood A12 · A12 Northbound Between A1023 And B1002

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

A12 northbound Jct 12 to Jct 13 lane 1 closure (MP 109/1 to 110/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 166/1 to 170/3)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Colchester A12 · A12 Northbound Between A120 Near Colchester (East) And B1029

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 166/1 to 170/3)

Category: Construction Work
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M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 single lane running (167/4 to 161/4)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
North Somerset M5 · M5 Northbound Between J22 And J21

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 single lane running (167/4 to 161/4)

Category: Construction Work
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M11 both directions Jct 6 to Jct 9 - mobile lane closures

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Hertford M11 · M11 Northbound Between J7A And J8

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

M11 both directions Jct 6 to Jct 9 - mobile lane closures

Category: Road Maintenance
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M62 westbound Jct 29 to M1 southbound Jct 42 link road closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Wakefield M1 · Fast Slip From M62 J29 To M1 J42 Southbound Access

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M62 westbound Jct 29 to M1 southbound Jct 42 link road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A1M southbound Jct 17 to Jct 16 lane closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Huntingdonshire A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Within J17

Expected to clear in 4 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 04:00

A1M southbound Jct 17 to Jct 16 lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 lane 3 and lane 2 closures.

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Stratford-Upon-Avon M40 · M40 Southbound Between J12 And J11

Expected to clear in 5 hours 58 minutes

Started 17 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 18 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 lane 3 and lane 2 closures.

Category: Road Maintenance
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