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A40 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A40 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A40

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A40 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

278 mi · 448 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

Gloucester

Gloucestershire

Route context for A40 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Gloucestershire, near Gloucester. 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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A40 — Live Statistics

Based on all 1 record for A40, including any hidden by the filters above.

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By Severity

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A40 : Westbound : Raglan to Abergavenny Hardwick R/bout : Carriageway maintenance : Road closed : Diversions in place : 20/08/26-29/08/26 2000-0600
Abergavenny
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 19 Aug 2026 20:00 Ends: 29 Aug 2026 06:00

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Road Closures on the A40

Road Closures UK shows all 1 current and planned closures on the A40, 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 A40 closures as soon as they are added.

What the current A40 records show

All 1 record currently published for A40 is under way now. Recorded severity is medium (1). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 29 August.

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 A40, 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.
A40 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 A40 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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