Cardiff Ring Road Closures Today— 4 Active
Reported current and planned road closures, roadworks and lane restrictions for the Cardiff Peripheral Distributor Road (A48(M), A4232, A470). Source schedule details are shown where available. Updated Friday, 2 October 2026.
| Status | Expand route details | Map preview | Directions | Share incident | Save incident for later | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gloucester | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 9 Oct 2026 08:30 Ends: 12 Oct 2026 08:30 | |||||
Gloucester | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Oct 2026 09:02 Ends: — | |||||
Tintern | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 6 Oct 2026 08:30 Ends: 7 Oct 2026 14:00 | |||||
Gloucester | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 12 Oct 2026 Ends: 16 Oct 2026 |
About the Cardiff Ring Road
Cardiff's ring road system includes the A4232 Eastern Bay Link and the A48(M) motorway spur, forming an orbital route around the Welsh capital. The ring road connects the M4 motorway to Cardiff Bay and the city centre, passing through Leckwith, Culverhouse Cross, and Pentwyn. Cardiff Council manages the non-motorway sections as part of its integrated transport strategy for the Cardiff Capital Region.
The Cardiff Ring Road is maintained by Cardiff Council. UK-filtered disruption records are supplied through ClearRoute and shown here with available source schedule details.
Key Junctions on the Cardiff Ring Road
Current Disruption Summary — Cardiff Ring Road
Total Active
4
closures & works
Road Closures
0
full closures
Roadworks
3
planned works
Avg. Delay
~2m
estimated
Data reflects current active permits from the UK Street Manager system.
Closures Over the Past 7 Days — Cardiff Ring Road
Areas Served by the Cardiff Ring Road
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Road Closures on the Cardiff Ring Road
Cardiff's ring road system includes the A4232 Eastern Bay Link and the A48(M) motorway spur, forming an orbital route around the Welsh capital. The ring road connects the M4 motorway to Cardiff Bay and the city centre, passing through Leckwith, Culverhouse Cross, and Pentwyn. Cardiff Council manages the non-motorway sections as part of its integrated transport strategy for the Cardiff Capital Region. Because the route is made up of several numbered roads, this page tracks closures across all of them — A48(M), A4232, A470, A48 and A4119, the route runs for about 22 miles and the responsible highway authority is Cardiff Council. Closures are most disruptive around Culverhouse Cross, Pentwyn interchange, Leckwith junction and Butetown junction.
What the current Cardiff Ring Road records show
Of the 4 records currently published for Cardiff Ring Road, 1 is under way now and 3 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Gloucester and Tintern. Recorded severity is medium (4). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 16 October.
Live closure details
Open a closure for its permit reference, exact timings and affected-road information.
- closure — ROAD FROM JUNCTION WITH A48 TO JUNCTION WITH PINE TREE WAY, VINEY HILL
- roadworks — A48 FROM JUNCTION WITH ADSETT LANE TO JUNCTION WITH BLAISDON ROAD, WESTBURY ON SEVERN
- roadworks — A48 FROM JUNCTION AT WOOLASTON GRANGE TO JUNCTION WITH HANLEY LANE, STROAT
- roadworks — A48 FROM JUNCTION WITH ADSETT LANE TO JU, WESTBURY ON SEVERN