Are there any road closures on the A38 today?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the A38, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the A38 road closure data come from?

A38 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 A38 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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A38 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

Check reported current and planned A38 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 A38

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A38 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

326 mi · 525 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 West

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Multi-area route

No single town or county is used for this wider route.

Route context for A38 closures

The mapped A38 network spans a broad geographic area, so this page does not assign one county or town to the entire route. 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.

15 closures found (filtered)

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
roadworks — GODWELL LANE TO BRIDGE UNDER A38, FILHAM Plymouth	—	—	—	12 Oct 2026 11:28	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 J A513 LEAVE SW, LICHFIELD Alrewas	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 10:25	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — A38 J A390 LEAVE E, CARADON Plymouth	—	—	—	8 Oct 2026 15:31	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 DAMERY LANE TO COUNTY BOUNDARY, BERKELEY Bristol	—	—	—	8 Oct 2026 12:45	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — ROAD FROM A38 UNDERPASS TO OLD BRIDGE CROSS, AVONWICK Plymouth	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 15:45	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 DAMERY LANE TO COUNTY BOUNDARY, BERKELEY Bristol	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 14:44	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 CLIFTON, CLIFTON Worcester	—	—	—	5 Oct 2026 14:28	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A513 ALREWAS BYPASS FROM KINGS BROMLEY ROAD TO A38 AT CROXALL ROAD, ALREWAS Alrewas	—	—	—	5 Oct 2026 12:37	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 THROUGH J B3213 E, SOUTH HAMS Plymouth	—	—	—	2 Oct 2026 14:31	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 FROM J A3121 TO J B3213 W, SOUTH HAMS Plymouth	—	—	—	2 Oct 2026 14:11	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A38 FROM J A6 TO J A52 SW, CITY OF DERBY Derby	—	—	—	29 Sept 2026 09:20	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — ROAD FROM A38 TO THE YEWS, BERKELEY Bristol	—	—	—	29 Sept 2026 08:23	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — NORTHBOUND ENTRY AND EXIT SLIP ROAD A38 CATHOLME, CATHOLME Barton under Needwood	—	12 Oct 2026	14 Oct 2026 22:59	28 Sept 2026 07:49	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Oct 2026 Ends: 14 Oct 2026 22:59
Lane Closure — A38, A38, Strabane Strabane	—	5 Aug 2026 10:48	—	5 Aug 2026 08:49	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 5 Aug 2026 10:48 Ends: —
closure — NORTHBOUND ENTRY AND EXIT SLIP ROAD A38 CATHOLME, CATHOLME Barton under Needwood	—	11 Oct 2026 23:00	14 Oct 2026 22:59	7 Jul 2026 13:09	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 14 Oct 2026 22:59

A38 — Live Statistics

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Road Closures on the A38

Road Closures UK shows 21 current and planned disruption records associated with the A38, 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 A38. “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 A38 records show

Of the 21 locally scoped records for A38, 3 have source times indicating it is scheduled active and 6 are scheduled to start later. 12 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Plymouth, Bristol, Alrewas and Barton under Needwood. Recorded severity is medium (21). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 13 November.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A38 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.

A38 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 A38 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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