Hereford Bypass Closures Today— 7 Active

Live road closure data for the Hereford Bypass (A49), Herefordshire. Updated Friday, 2 October 2026.

A497 milesHerefordshireOpened 1988

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Infrastructure type: Road bypass
Road reference: A49
Mapped location: Hereford, Herefordshire
Dataset region: West Midlands

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
closure — C1103 MORETON ROAD FROM A49, MORETON-ON-LUGG Hereford	—	—	—	2 Oct 2026 10:35	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A49 FROM END OF DUALLING AT WELLINGTON TO J A4103 ROUNDABOUT, COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE Wellington	—	5 Oct 2026 23:00	8 Oct 2026 22:59	1 Oct 2026 15:08	—	mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 5 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 8 Oct 2026 22:59
roadworks — A49 FROM J B4399 TO J A466, COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE Hereford	—	27 Sept 2026 14:39	—	27 Sept 2026 14:41	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Sept 2026 14:39 Ends: —
closure — CHURCH WAY FROM A49 TO ATTWOOD LANE, HOLMER Hereford	—	—	—	25 Sept 2026 15:17	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — C1120 FROM A49 TO OLD SCHOOL HOUSE VIA MORETON-ON-LUGG, MORETON-ON-LUGG Hereford	—	4 Oct 2026 23:00	5 Oct 2026 22:59	25 Sept 2026 08:21	—	mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 4 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 5 Oct 2026 22:59
closure — C1120 FROM A49 TO OLD SCHOOL HOUSE VIA MORETON-ON-LUGG, MORETON-ON-LUGG Hereford	—	12 Oct 2026 08:00	16 Oct 2026 16:00	4 Sept 2026 10:05	—	mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 12 Oct 2026 08:00 Ends: 16 Oct 2026 16:00
closure — CHURCH WAY FROM A49 TO ATTWOOD LANE, HOLMER Hereford	—	4 Oct 2026 23:00	6 Oct 2026 23:00	20 Aug 2026 09:30	—	mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 4 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 6 Oct 2026 23:00

About the Hereford Bypass

The Hereford Bypass (A49) routes the A49 trunk road around the cathedral city of Hereford. The bypass connects the M50 motorway to the A49 and provides a strategic route for traffic between the West Midlands and South Wales. Herefordshire Council manages the bypass, which is an important route for agricultural traffic and tourism in the Wye Valley.

The Hereford Bypass is maintained by Herefordshire Council. UK-filtered disruption records are supplied through ClearRoute and shown here with available source schedule details.

Areas Near the Hereford Bypass

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Road Closures on the Hereford Bypass

Road Closures UK shows all 7 current and planned road closures on the Hereford Bypass, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. Bypass closures can cause significant disruption to local traffic — each record includes the full permit reference, the promoting organisation, the responsible highway authority, and whether a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is in place.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for Hereford Bypass. “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 Hereford Bypass records show

Of the 7 records currently published for Hereford Bypass, 3 are under way now and 4 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Hereford and Wellington. Recorded severity is medium (7). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 16 October.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Hereford Bypass 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 Hereford Bypass 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.

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