Are there any road closures on the A686 today?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the A686, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the A686 road closure data come from?

A686 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 A686 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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A686 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

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About the A686

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A686 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

36 mi · 58 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 West

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Alston

Cumbria

Route context for A686 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Cumbria, near Alston. 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.

5 closures found (filtered)

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
roadworks — ROAD FROM CARLETON AVENUE ON THE A686 TO CARLETON BROW ON THE U3481, CARLETON VILLAGE Penrith	—	—	—	8 Oct 2026 09:12	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM BEACON EDGE ON THE A686 TO LANGWATHBY BRIDGE, EDENHALL Penrith	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 09:34	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — OUSBY TO THE C3008 CROSSING THE A686, OUSBY Penrith	—	—	—	6 Oct 2026 13:35	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM BEACON EDGE ON THE A686 TO LANGWATHBY BRIDGE, EDENHALL Penrith	—	—	—	25 Sept 2026 13:56	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — WINSKILL ON THE C3009 TO THE A686, WINSKILL Penrith	—	—	—	2 Sept 2026 08:03	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —

A686 — Live Statistics

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Road Closures on the A686

Road Closures UK shows 6 current and planned disruption records associated with the A686, 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 A686. “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 these local A686 records show

1 locally scoped record is scheduled to start later around A686. 5 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Penrith and Haydon Bridge. Recorded severity is medium (6). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 16 October.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A686 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.

A686 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 A686 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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