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A12 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A12 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A12

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A12 reference in Ordnance Survey’s OS Open Roads network for Great Britain. The route profile below is separate from the live closure records and helps identify the mapped road network this page covers.

Mapped length

139 mi · 223 km

Summed from classified OS road links, not a driving-distance estimate.

OS classification

A Road

Recorded in the verified route dataset for this road reference.

Dataset region

East Anglia

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Colchester

Essex

Route context for A12 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Essex, near Colchester. It is an orientation point, not a claimed route endpoint. The live list above remains the source for current and planned closure timings, permit details and affected locations.

Route reference data: Ordnance Survey OS Open Roads, a high-level Great Britain road network dataset.

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A12 — Live Statistics

Based on all 7 records for A12, including any hidden by the filters above.

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6
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closure — MAIN ROAD A12, KELSALE CUM CARLTON
Saxmundham
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 19 Aug 2026 19:00 Ends: 3 Sept 2026 04:00

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Road Closures on the A12

Road Closures UK shows all 7 current and planned closures on the A12, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. Each record includes the full permit reference number, the promoting organisation, the responsible highway authority, and the scheduled start and end dates. Sign up for free email alerts to be notified of new A12 closures as soon as they are added.

What the current A12 records show

Of the 7 records currently published for A12, 1 is under way now and 6 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Saxmundham, Ipswich, Colchester and Great Yarmouth. Recorded severity is medium (7). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 25 September.

Live closure details

Open a closure for its permit reference, exact timings and affected-road information.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the A12, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.
A12 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Road Closures UK shows A12 closures up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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