Are there any road closures on the A196 today?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the A196, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the A196 road closure data come from?

A196 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.

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Road Closures UK shows A196 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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A196 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

Check reported current and planned A196 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 A196

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A196 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

6.0 mi · 10 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

North East

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Blyth

Northumberland

Route context for A196 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Northumberland, near Blyth. 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.

4 closures found (filtered)

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
roadworks — A196 STAKEFORD LANE ROUNDABOUT TO BLACK CLOSE BANK, STAKEFORD Stakeford	—	9 Oct 2026 09:49	—	9 Oct 2026 10:18	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 9 Oct 2026 09:49 Ends: —
roadworks — A196 STOBHILL ROUNDABOUT TO DISTRICT BOUNDARY, HEPSCOTT Pegswood	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 10:32	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A196 DISTRICT BOUNDARY TO BOTHALHAUGH ROAD, NORTH CHOPPINGTON Pegswood	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 10:27	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A196 BOTHALHAUGH ROAD TO GUIDE POST ROUNDABOUT, GUIDE POST Choppington	—	—	—	6 Oct 2026 07:26	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —

A196 — Live Statistics

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Road Closures on the A196

Road Closures UK shows 5 current and planned disruption records associated with the A196, 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 A196. “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 A196 records show

Of the 5 locally scoped records for A196, 1 has source times indicating it is scheduled active and 1 is scheduled to start later. 3 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Pegswood, Choppington and Stakeford. Recorded severity is medium (5). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 21 October.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A196 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.

A196 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 A196 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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