Are there any road closures on the A12 today?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the A12, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the A12 road closure data come from?

A12 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager, National Highways, D-TRO, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How far in advance can I see A12 road closures?

Road Closures UK shows A12 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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A12 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

Check reported current and planned A12 road closures, roadworks and lane restrictions. Source schedule times, permit references, promoters and highway authority details are shown where available.

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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.

11 closures found (filtered)

UK ClearRoute records · source times shown

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
closure — A12 FROM J A120/A1232 TO J B1029 NE, TENDRING Colchester	—	—	—	12 Oct 2026 12:04	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A12 SAXMUNDHAM, SAXMUNDHAM Saxmundham	—	—	—	12 Oct 2026 11:55	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — LONDON ROAD FORMER A12, COPDOCK Ipswich	—	12 Oct 2026 10:33	—	12 Oct 2026 10:33	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Oct 2026 10:33 Ends: —
roadworks — A12 J B1002 LEAVE SW, BRENTWOOD Ingatestone	—	9 Oct 2026 07:05	—	12 Oct 2026 09:29	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 9 Oct 2026 07:05 Ends: —
roadworks — A12 SAXMUNDHAM, SAXMUNDHAM Saxmundham	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 07:16	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A12 KESSINGLAND, KESSINGLAND Kessingland	—	—	—	5 Oct 2026 12:25	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A12 HACHESTON NORTHBOUND SLIP ON, HACHESTON Ipswich	—	—	—	25 Sept 2026 12:14	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A12 HACHESTON NORTHBOUND SLIP ON, HACHESTON Ipswich	—	—	—	25 Sept 2026 11:52	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM A12 TO A1094, FRISTON Saxmundham	—	12 Oct 2026 09:15	30 Oct 2026 18:00	10 Aug 2026 09:55	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Oct 2026 09:15 Ends: 30 Oct 2026 18:00
roadworks — A12 FROM J A120/B1408 TO J B1024 NORTH OF KELVEDON SW, COLCHESTER Colchester	—	—	—	28 Jul 2026 07:08	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — LONDON ROAD FORMER A12, COPDOCK Ipswich	—	11 Oct 2026 23:00	16 Oct 2026 23:00	16 Jul 2026 10:37	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 16 Oct 2026 23:00

A12 — Live Statistics

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Road Closures on the A12

Road Closures UK shows 25 current and planned disruption records associated with the A12, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. The record type distinguishes full closures from roadworks and lane restrictions where supplied. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, responsible highway authority and scheduled dates. Sign up for free email alerts for new matching records.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for A12. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

What these local A12 records show

Of the 25 locally scoped records for A12, 4 have source times indicating it is scheduled active and 14 are scheduled to start later. 7 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Ipswich, Colchester, London and Saxmundham. Recorded severity is medium (25). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 30 October.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A12 through ClearRoute. “Current” depends on available source schedule times; use the type filter to distinguish full road closures from roadworks and lane restrictions, then open a record for its permit reference, promoter 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 can show reported full closures, roadworks and lane restrictions on the A12 up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see planned work weeks or months ahead of the start date.

Yes. Use the date and type filters on this page to review reported records scheduled for today, then open a record to confirm its available start and end times. A record is not treated as a live closure solely because it is listed for today.

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