A38 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A38 right now, but 3 roadworks are currently in force.

Live A38 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

Live incident

Active roadworks

Planned

Cleared

Hover or tap markers for full details

A38 roadworks in force now

A30 westbound entry slip from A38 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cornwall A38 · A38 Westbound Within The A30 Junction

Expected to clear in 5 hours 24 minutes

Started 2 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 3 Aug 2026, 05:00

A30 westbound entry slip from A38 carriageway closure

Category: Construction Work

View update

Eastbound lane 1 closed 72/4 to 75/4

Planned Roadworks National Highways

South Hams A38 · A38 Eastbound Within The A385 Junction

Expected to clear in 5 hours 24 minutes

Started 2 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 3 Aug 2026, 05:00

Eastbound lane 1 closed 72/4 to 75/4

Category: Construction Work

View update

Westbound exit slip lane 2 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Teignbridge A38 · A38 Westbound Exit For A384

Expected to clear in 1 week 4 days

Started 14 Jul 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 22:00

Westbound exit slip lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

View update

Recently cleared on the A38

All live closures A38 closure history