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A68 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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A68 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A68 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A68

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A68 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

127 mi · 205 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

Bellingham

Northumberland

Route context for A68 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Northumberland, near Bellingham. 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.

23 closures found (filtered)

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A68 — Live Statistics

Based on all 27 records for A68, including any hidden by the filters above.

Active now

Planned

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469

Avg. days

By Severity

			End		Permit Ref	Status
closure — A68 BROOMHAUGH TO STYFORD, STOCKSFIELD Stocksfield	—	23 Aug 2026 23:00	12 Feb 2027	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Aug 2026 23:00 Ends: 12 Feb 2027
The A68 South of Lauder, is closed in both directions, due to essential overnight roadworks. (Edinburgh) Earlston	—	21 Aug 2026 18:48	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 18:48 Ends: —
The A68 South of Lauder, is closed in both directions, due to essential overnight roadworks. (Edinburgh) Earlston	—	20 Aug 2026 18:34	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 18:34 Ends: —
The A68 South of Lauder, is closed in both directions, due to essential overnight roadworks. (Edinburgh) Earlston	—	19 Aug 2026 18:23	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 19 Aug 2026 18:23 Ends: —
roadworks — A68 FIVE LANE ENDS TO RIDSDALE, RIDSDALE Bellingham	—	18 Aug 2026 23:00	1 Sept 2026 23:00	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 18 Aug 2026 23:00 Ends: 1 Sept 2026 23:00
The A68 South of Lauder, is closed in both directions to allow for essential overnight roadworks. (Edinburgh) Earlston	—	18 Aug 2026 18:18	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 18 Aug 2026 18:18 Ends: —
The A68 is currently closed in both directions at Birkhill due to a road traffic incident. Road users are advised to fol (Edinburgh) Earlston	—	13 Aug 2026 12:34	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 13 Aug 2026 12:34 Ends: —
The A68 at Eildon is currently restricted in both directions due to a road traffic incident. (Edinburgh) Newtown St Boswells	—	13 Aug 2026 10:08	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 13 Aug 2026 10:08 Ends: —
The A68 at Lilliardsedge is closed to all traffic in both directions, due to overnight roadworks. (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	3 Aug 2026 18:29	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 3 Aug 2026 18:29 Ends: —
The A68 is currently restricted southbound at Camptown, South of Jedburgh due to a broken down vehicle. (Edinburgh) Jedburgh	—	3 Aug 2026 17:05	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 3 Aug 2026 17:05 Ends: —
The A68 is currently closed in both directions between St. Boswells and Bonjedward at Lilliarsedge due to overnight road (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	31 Jul 2026 18:32	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 31 Jul 2026 18:32 Ends: —
The A68 at Lilliardsedge is closed in both directions due to overnight roadworks. Road users should follow the signed di (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	30 Jul 2026 18:25	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 18:25 Ends: —
The A68 at Lilliardsedge is closed in both directions due to overnight roadworks. Road users should follow the signed di (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	29 Jul 2026 10:56	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jul 2026 10:56 Ends: —
The A68 at Lilliardsedge is closed in both directions due to overnight roadworks. Road users are advised to follow the s (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	28 Jul 2026 12:15	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 28 Jul 2026 12:15 Ends: —
The A68 is currently closed in both directions between Jedburgh and St Boswells due to essential overnight roadworks. Mo (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	27 Jul 2026 20:04	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 20:04 Ends: —
The A68 is currently closed in both directions at Leaderfoot due to a road traffic incident (Edinburgh) Earlston	—	23 Jul 2026 19:35	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 19:35 Ends: —
The A68 is restricted in both directions at Carter Bar due to a road traffic collision. (Edinburgh) Jedburgh	—	23 Jul 2026 12:04	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jul 2026 12:04 Ends: —
The A68 is closed in both directions at St Boswells due to a road traffic collision. (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	14 Jul 2026 10:13	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 14 Jul 2026 10:13 Ends: —
The A68 southbound is restricted south of Salters Road Junction, due to a broken down vehicle. (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	10 Jul 2026 22:28	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 10 Jul 2026 22:28 Ends: —
The A68 at St Boswells is currently restricted in both directions, due to a road traffic collision. (Edinburgh) Saint Boswells	—	9 Jul 2026 16:40	—	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 9 Jul 2026 16:40 Ends: —
roadworks — A68 (FROM DISTRICT BOUNDARY TO B6282 TOFT HILL LANE JUNC), TOFT HILL High Etherley	—	23 Jun 2026 23:00	22 Jun 2029 23:00	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 23 Jun 2026 23:00 Ends: 22 Jun 2029 23:00
A68 - SB - Millerhill - Carter bar - Verges (Edinburgh) Galashiels	—	14 Apr 2024 23:01	31 Mar 2028 22:59	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 14 Apr 2024 23:01 Ends: 31 Mar 2028 22:59
A68 - NB - Carter bar to Millerhill - Verges (Edinburgh) Galashiels	—	14 Apr 2024 23:01	31 Mar 2028 22:59	—	—	mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 14 Apr 2024 23:01 Ends: 31 Mar 2028 22:59

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Road Closures on the A68

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What the current A68 records show

Of the 27 records currently published for A68, 23 are under way now and 4 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Saint Boswells, Earlston, Galashiels and Jedburgh. Recorded severity is medium (27). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 23 June.

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This page shows all current and planned road closures on the A68, 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.

A68 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.

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