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

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 7 hours 3 minutes

Started 15 Oct 2026, 08:00 Expected clear 15 Oct 2026, 16:30

Hard shoulder mobile lane closure eastbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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A5 closures planned this week

A5 southbound Portway lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 76/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes A5 · A5 Southbound Between A422 And A509

Starts in 9 hours 33 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

A5 southbound Portway lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 76/8)

Category: Road Maintenance

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A5 southbound Portway exit slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes A5 · A5 Southbound Exit For A509

Starts in 9 hours 33 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

A5 southbound Portway exit slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A5

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