Dates and times
Where provided, start and end times come from the source record. Road Closures UK labels an update as happening now, coming up or time not shown from those published schedule details.
A guide to using public road-update records
How to read a road closure or roadworks update
Road Closures UK brings together UK road-disruption records and the source schedule details available with them. Use an individual update to plan a journey, then check again before travelling.
What an update represents
A source record, shown with its published details
Road and place context
Use the road name, location description, permit reference and any maintained map position together. A map marker is helpful context, not a diversion instruction.
Source and record detail
The source record may include roadworks, a closure or a lane restriction, plus promoter or authority information where that detail is published.
Before travelling
A practical way to check an update
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Find the maintained answer
Search by the exact road, town, county or motorway junction. For a general local query, use the all-road-types town or county page rather than a narrower road-class page.
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Open the individual record
Read the source-published schedule, type and location information. If a time is not shown, treat it as unavailable rather than trying to infer one.
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Use the list and map together
The list gives record detail; the map can help place a record in context. Do not treat either as traffic, route-opening or safety advice.
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Check again close to departure
Schedules can change. Confirm relevant operator, authority or on-road information before setting off, especially where your journey depends on one update.
What the site does not claim
- It does not confirm that a road is open, clear, safe or free of delay.
- It does not provide inferred diversion routes, live journey times or a substitute for official operator advice.
- It does not invent dates, severity, location or authority information when the source record does not provide them.
Freshness, privacy and corrections
A last-checked time tells you when Road Closures UK last checked for source updates. It does not confirm real-world conditions. Browser location is requested only after you choose a location action; it is not put into shareable URLs.
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Send a factual correction or provenance questionFor authorities, partners and organisations
Road Closures UK is independent and is not an official authority channel. Highway authorities, operators and public-data publishers can send factual corrections or provenance questions with a road, location or public reference and a source that can be checked. Organisations considering route or area monitoring can review the Fleet Monitoring information first.