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A256 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

Check reported current and planned A256 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 A256

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A256 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

23 mi · 37 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

South East

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Dover

Kent

Route context for A256 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Kent, near Dover. 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.

1 closure found (filtered)

UK ClearRoute records · source times shown
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roadworks — A256 WHITFIELD BY-PASS FROM C237 VENSON ROAD TO ENTRY A256 ROUNDABOUT, EASTRY
Eastry
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —

A256 — Live Statistics

Based on all 5 records for A256, including any hidden by the filters above. Select a number to filter the matching records above.

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Road Closures on the A256

Road Closures UK shows 5 current and planned disruption records associated with the A256, 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 A256. “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 A256 records show

4 locally scoped records are scheduled to start later around A256. 1 report does not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Dover and Eastry. Recorded severity is medium (5). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 24 October.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A256 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.
A256 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 A256 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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