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Current Traffic Incidents, Accidents and Delays

39Accidentsreported on England’s motorways and major A roads — see details225Roadworks activelive on England’s motorways and major A roads right now — see details499Plannedscheduled on England’s motorways and major A roads — see details

Live England traffic data from National Highways · updated 00:25 Thu 20 Aug

Current traffic incidents, accidents and delays in England

Latest current traffic news for England. Information about road closures, serious road traffic accidents, traffic delays, congestion and other serious incidents on England’s roads and motorways that we are aware of.

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  • M3 northbound lane 1 and 2 closure (40/6 to 35/2)

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M3 eastbound between J3 and J2
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Other
    Schedule
    20:02 Wed 19 Aug → 06:00 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 34m HA planned end: 06:00 Thu 20 Aug

  • M40 Westbound Jct 1a to M25 Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise Jct 16 Link Road Closure

    Active nowUpdateAnticlockwise Road closed
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    link road from M40 J1A northbound to M25 J16 anti-clockwise
    Direction
    Anticlockwise
    Lanes closed
    Carriageway closed
    Reason
    Repair work
    Schedule
    22:00 Wed 19 Aug → 05:30 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 04m HA planned end: 05:30 Thu 20 Aug

  • M23 northbound Jct 10 lane 1 closure and exit slip road

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound Slip road closed
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M23 J10 northbound exit
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Slip road closed
    Reason
    Other
    Schedule
    01:40 Tue 3 Mar → 06:00 Fri 26 Feb 2027
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 06:00 Fri 26 Feb 2027.

  • A56 Southbound Bent Gate exit slip road closure

    Active nowUpdateSouthbound Road closed
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    A56 southbound exit for A681
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Carriageway closed
    Reason
    Other
    Schedule
    04:52 Mon 27 Jul → 00:00 Mon 31 Aug
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 00:00 Mon 31 Aug.

  • M5 Northbound Jct 29 to 28 lane 3 closure 243/6b - 242/9b

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M5 northbound between J29 and J28
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Repair work
    Schedule
    20:41 Wed 19 Aug → 06:00 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 34m HA planned end: 06:00 Thu 20 Aug

  • Lane 1,2,3 closure northbound

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M1 northbound between J24A and J25
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Repair work
    Schedule
    20:00 Wed 19 Aug → 06:00 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 34m HA planned end: 06:00 Thu 20 Aug

  • M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 2 exit slip road closure

    Active nowUpdateAnticlockwise Road closed
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M25 J2 anti-clockwise exit
    Direction
    Anticlockwise
    Lanes closed
    Carriageway closed
    Reason
    Repair work
    Schedule
    22:00 Wed 19 Aug → 05:30 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 04m HA planned end: 05:30 Thu 20 Aug

  • M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 1,2 closure

    Active nowUpdateAnticlockwise
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M25 anti-clockwise within J2
    Direction
    Anticlockwise
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Repair work
    Schedule
    22:00 Wed 19 Aug → 05:30 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 04m HA planned end: 05:30 Thu 20 Aug

  • M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M6 southbound between J23 and J22
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Sweeping of road
    Schedule
    20:35 Sun 5 Apr → 23:59 Fri 31 Mar 2028
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 23:59 Fri 31 Mar 2028.

  • M62 Eastbound and Westbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 12/0 - 28/2)

    Active nowUpdateEastbound
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    M62 eastbound between J6 and J7
    Direction
    Eastbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Sweeping of road
    Schedule
    00:01 Wed 1 Apr → 23:59 Fri 31 Mar 2028
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 23:59 Fri 31 Mar 2028.

  • M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 56/3 to 56/0)

    Active nowUpdateSouthbound
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    link road from M53 southbound J11 to M56 eastbound J15
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Repair work
    Schedule
    10:00 Tue 6 Jan → 16:00 Fri 8 Jan 2027
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 16:00 Fri 8 Jan 2027.

  • A34 northbound Marcham to Abingdon carriageway closure

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound Road closed
    Time now: Thursday, 20 August 2026, 00:25

    00:1920 Aug 2026reported 5 min ago

    Location
    A34 northbound within the A415 junction
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Carriageway closed
    Reason
    Roadside work
    Schedule
    20:56 Wed 19 Aug → 06:00 Thu 20 Aug
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~5h 34m HA planned end: 06:00 Thu 20 Aug

    • Updated 00:25 Thu 20 Aug

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