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A66 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A66 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A66

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A66 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

121 mi · 196 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

North East

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Mickleton

Durham

Route context for A66 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Durham, near Mickleton. 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.

3 closures found (filtered)

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A66 — Live Statistics

Based on all 15 records for A66, including any hidden by the filters above.

3
Active now
12
Planned
0
Require TTRO
4
Avg. days

By Severity

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roadworks — A66 TO DARLINGTON ROAD LINK ROAD, LONG NEWTON
Middlesbrough
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Aug 2026 Ends: 3 Sept 2026
roadworks — A66 TO THE WILLOW CHASE LINK ROAD, LONG NEWTON
Middlesbrough
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Aug 2026 Ends: 3 Sept 2026
roadworks — A66 GRANGETOWN BYPASS, GRANGETOWN
Middlesbrough
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Aug 2026 23:00 Ends: 20 Sept 2026 23:00

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Road Closures on the A66

Road Closures UK shows all 15 current and planned closures on the A66, 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 A66 closures as soon as they are added.

What the current A66 records show

Of the 15 records currently published for A66, 3 are under way now and 12 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Middlesbrough, Barnard Castle, Keswick and Ovington. Recorded severity is medium (15). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 21 September.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the A66, 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.
A66 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 A66 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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