A5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A5 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live A5 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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A5 roadworks in force now

Lane 2 closure eastbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cannock A5 · A5 Southbound Between A452 And A5195

Expected to clear in 1 hour 46 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 2 closure eastbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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A5 closures planned this week

Lane closure northbound including roundabout

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Hinckley A5 · Roundabout At A5/A47 Near Hinckley

Starts in 1 hour 46 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 05:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 19:00

Lane closure northbound including roundabout

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lane closure northbound including roundabout

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Nuneaton A5 · A5 Northbound Between A47 Near Hinckley And A47 Near Nuneaton

Starts in 1 hour 46 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 05:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 19:00

Lane closure northbound including roundabout

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lane 1 and 2 closure eastbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Lichfield A5 · A5 Southbound Between M6 Toll/A5148 And M6 Toll/A38

Starts in 16 hours 46 minutes

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

Lane 1 and 2 closure eastbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A5

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