A5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A5 right now, but 2 roadworks are 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

Hard shoulder mobile lane closure eastbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Birmingham North West A5 · A5 Southbound Between A49 Near Shrewsbury (East) And M54

Expected to clear in 8 hours 6 minutes

Started 13 Oct 2026, 08:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 16:30

Hard shoulder mobile lane closure eastbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lane closure northbound including roundabout

Active Roadworks National Highways

Hinckley A5 · Roundabout At A5/A47 Near Hinckley

Expected to clear in 5 days 20 hours

Started 21 Sep 2026, 19:43 Expected clear 19 Oct 2026, 05:00

Lane closure northbound including roundabout

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A5

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