A5 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A5 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A5

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A5 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

260 mi · 419 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

Midlands

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 A5 closures

The mapped A5 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.

4 closures found (filtered)

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A5 — Live Statistics

Based on all 26 records for A5, including any hidden by the filters above.

4
Active now
22
Planned
0
Require TTRO
8
Avg. days

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Ruyton-XI-Towns
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 9 Aug 2026 23:00 Ends: 4 Sept 2026 22:59
Milton Keynes
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 3 Aug 2026 19:00 Ends: 7 Sept 2026 05:00
Milton Keynes
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 23:00 Ends: 12 Sept 2026 23:00
Milton Keynes
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 23:00 Ends: 12 Sept 2026 23:00

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Road Closures on the A5

Road Closures UK shows all 26 current and planned closures on the A5, 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 A5 closures as soon as they are added.

What the current A5 records show

Of the 26 records currently published for A5, 4 are under way now and 22 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Northampton, Coventry, Milton Keynes and Birmingham. Recorded severity is medium (26). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 18 September.

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 A5, 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.
A5 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 A5 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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