A78 Road Closures — Permits & Works
Current and upcoming A78 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.
About the A78
This page is tied to the A78 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
46 mi · 74 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
Scotland
Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.
Local reference
Largs
North Ayrshire
Route context for A78 closures
The route’s mapped reference point falls in North Ayrshire, near Largs. 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.
37 closures found
Updated every 15 minutesA78 — Live Statistics
Based on all 37 records for A78, including any hidden by the filters above.
By Severity
| Status | Map preview | Directions | Share | |
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Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 18 Aug 2026 08:30 Ends: 15 Sept 2026 14:30 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 18 Aug 2026 08:30 Ends: 15 Sept 2026 14:30 | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 18 Aug 2026 02:05 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Aug 2026 05:00 Ends: 30 Sept 2026 05:00 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Aug 2026 05:00 Ends: 30 Sept 2026 05:00 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Aug 2026 05:00 Ends: 30 Sept 2026 05:00 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Aug 2026 05:00 Ends: 30 Sept 2026 05:00 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 15 Aug 2026 19:00 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 15 Aug 2026 18:52 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 15 Aug 2026 05:00 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 14 Aug 2026 19:00 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 13 Aug 2026 18:53 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Aug 2026 19:48 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Aug 2026 19:01 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 10 Aug 2026 19:32 Ends: — | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 7 Aug 2026 18:30 Ends: — | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 6 Aug 2026 07:00 Ends: 30 Jun 2027 22:59 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 23:01 Ends: 11 Nov 2027 23:59 | |||
Scotland | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Aug 2026 23:01 Ends: 11 Nov 2027 23:59 | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 20:07 Ends: — | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jul 2026 19:05 Ends: — | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 05:00 Ends: 16 Sept 2027 19:00 | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 05:00 Ends: 16 Sept 2027 19:00 | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Jul 2026 19:01 Ends: — | |||
Ayr | mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 25 Jul 2026 18:58 Ends: — |
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Road Closures on the A78
Road Closures UK shows all 37 current and planned closures on the A78, 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 A78 closures as soon as they are added.
What the current A78 records show
All 37 records currently published for A78 are under way now. Locations affected include Scotland and Ayr. Recorded severity is medium (37). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 11 November.
Live closure details
Open a closure for its permit reference, exact timings and affected-road information.
- The A78 in both directions at Inverkip Road Greenock is currently restricted due to flooding on the carriageway. (Scotland)
- The A78 is closed in both directions south of Largs due to a building fire in the area. The A760 is also closed. (Scotland)
- The A78 northbound Barrassie off slip to A759 is closed to allow for essential continuous roadworks. (Ayr)
- The A78 southbound Inverkip to Weymss Bay is currently restricted due to a fallen tree on the carriageway. (Scotland)
- The A78 is currently closed southbound between Troon and the Monktonhead Roundabout due to overnight roadworks. (Ayr)
- The A78 is currently closed between Troon and Monktonhead, there is also no access to the A78 southbound from the B746 d (Ayr)
- The A78 southbound Troon to Monktonhead is closed to allow for essential overnight roadworks. These works include the cl (Ayr)
- The A78 southbound Troon to Monktonhead is closed to allow for essential overnight roadworks. In conjunction with these (Ayr)
- The A78 is closed to all southbound traffic between Troon and Monktonhead, due to overnight roadworks. Road users should (Ayr)
- The A78 is currently closed southbound between New House Interchange and the Meadowhead Roundabout due to overnight road (Ayr)
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