A38 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live closures are reported on the A38 right now.

Live A38 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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A38 closures planned this week

Eastbound lane 1 closed 72/4 to 75/4

Planned Roadworks National Highways

South Hams A38 · A38 Eastbound Within The A385 Junction

Starts in 15 hours 53 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

Eastbound lane 1 closed 72/4 to 75/4

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the A38

A38 northbound Cappers Lane to Hilliards Cross carriageway closure
Cleared

Cleared 6 minutes 1 second ago
Westbound exit slip lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 6 minutes 1 second ago
Eastbound lane 1 closed 72/4 to 75/4
Cleared

Cleared 6 minutes 1 second ago
A38 northbound Branston exit and entry slip road closure
Cleared

Cleared 6 minutes 1 second ago
Eastbound lane 1 closed
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 1 second ago
A38 eastbound Moorswater to Island Shop lane 2 closure (20/0 to 21/1)
Cleared

Cleared 1 hour 46 minutes ago
A38 eastbound Island Shop to Horningtops carriageway closure (21/1 to 24/4)
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 51 minutes ago
A38 northbound Branston exit and entry slip road closure
Cleared

Cleared 6 hours 31 minutes ago
A38 eastbound Carkeel roundabout to Saltash Tunnel carriageway closed
Cleared

Cleared 22 hours 36 minutes ago
A38 westbound Saltash Tunnel to Carkeel Roundabout carriageway closed
Cleared

Cleared 22 hours 36 minutes ago

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