Are there any road closures on the A6 today?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the A6, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the A6 road closure data come from?

A6 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 A6 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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A6 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

Check reported current and planned A6 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 A6

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A6 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

283 mi · 455 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 A6 closures

The mapped A6 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.

12 closures found (filtered)

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roadworks — C26 BLETSOE FROM A6 RUSHDEN ROAD SHARNBROOK TO UC33 MILL ROAD THURLEIGH, BLETSOE Sharnbrook	—	—	—	2 Oct 2026 11:11	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — FROM LOW HESKET ON THE A6 TO PENRITH VIA NEWTON REIGNY AND SKELTON, PENRITH Penrith	—	1 Oct 2026 11:38	—	1 Oct 2026 12:36	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 1 Oct 2026 11:38 Ends: —
roadworks — A38 FROM J A6 TO J A52 SW, CITY OF DERBY Derby	—	—	—	29 Sept 2026 09:20	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A6 HARBOROUGH ROAD, BRAYBROOKE Northampton	—	—	—	28 Sept 2026 08:08	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — FROM THE A6 TO SOUTHWAITE ON THE C3010, SOUTHWAITE Dalston	—	—	—	25 Sept 2026 07:19	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM KEMPLAY FOOT FARM ON THE A6 KEMPLAY BANK TO KEMPLAY ROUNDABOUT, EAMONT BRIDGE Penrith	—	28 Sept 2026 08:45	—	28 Aug 2026 06:10	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 28 Sept 2026 08:45 Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM KEMPLAY FOOT FARM ON THE A6 KEMPLAY BANK TO KEMPLAY ROUNDABOUT, EAMONT BRIDGE Penrith	—	28 Sept 2026 08:45	—	12 Aug 2026 07:57	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 28 Sept 2026 08:45 Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM KEMPLAY FOOT FARM ON THE A6 KEMPLAY BANK TO KEMPLAY ROUNDABOUT, EAMONT BRIDGE Penrith	—	27 Sept 2026 23:00	22 Oct 2026 23:00	6 Aug 2026 11:59	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Sept 2026 23:00 Ends: 22 Oct 2026 23:00
roadworks — ROAD FROM KEMPLAY FOOT FARM ON THE A6 KEMPLAY BANK TO KEMPLAY ROUNDABOUT, EAMONT BRIDGE Penrith	—	27 Sept 2026 23:00	22 Oct 2026 23:00	6 Aug 2026 11:55	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Sept 2026 23:00 Ends: 22 Oct 2026 23:00
on Staveley To The A6 Burneside	—	26 Jan 2026 00:01	30 Sept 2027 23:59	23 Jul 2026 19:33	—	highHigh impactActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Jan 2026 00:01 Ends: 30 Sept 2027 23:59
roadworks — ROAD FROM JUNCTION 41 AT THE M6 ON THE B5305 TO STONEY BECK JUNCTION WITH THE A6, PENRITH Penrith	—	12 Jul 2026 06:00	11 Jul 2029 06:00	13 Jul 2026 07:59	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Jul 2026 06:00 Ends: 11 Jul 2029 06:00
roadworks — FROM MILNTHORPE ON A6 TO BEETHAM, MILNTHORPE Milnthorpe	—	28 Sept 2026 07:00	9 Oct 2026 17:00	25 Jun 2026 14:12	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 28 Sept 2026 07:00 Ends: 9 Oct 2026 17:00

A6 — Live Statistics

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Road Closures on the A6

Road Closures UK shows 16 current and planned disruption records associated with the A6, 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 A6. “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 the current A6 records show

Of the 16 records currently published for A6, 12 are under way now and 4 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Penrith, Burneside, Dalston and Derby. 1 closure is recorded at high severity. The latest scheduled end date on this page is 11 July.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A6 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.

A6 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 A6 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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