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Get traffic information to plan your journey

Use these online tools to get information about traffic and roadworks on motorways and A roads in England.

Live traffic information

Get up-to-date information about incidents that are currently causing delays and congestion on major roads managed by Highways England, for example accidents, broken down vehicles and emergency roadworks.

Visit the Traffic England website for live information about traffic and road conditions across the major road network.

Traffic information for major roads in Scotland and Wales is available from:

• Traffic Scotland
• Traffic Wales

Search the database of current and planned roadworks to find out if your journey will be delayed by roadworks happening on the major road network.

Road projects

Get detailed information about longer term projects like planned maintenance and road improvement schemes.

You can find out:

• how much the projects cost
• when they will start and finish
• how the work will affect journey times
• what effect the work will have on the environment

Find Highways England Road Projects on the map or search by road name, location or the type of project.

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Travel updates

We want to get you the infor­ma­tion you need so you can plan your journey.

Travelling now?

Live traffic and incident information from Traffic England

Travel alerts (breaking news)

Updates on active major incidents that may impact your journey.

Travelling later?

Build your own traffic report about issues on our network that may impact your journey now or in the future.

Daily closure report

Advance notification of full closures on England’s network. Now filterable online (.XLS file still available for those that need it).

Abnormal loads

Application forms and guidance material useful when wishing to make an abnormal loads movement by road in England.

Motorway service access guides

The guides will help you plan where to stop for a break at any one of the 114 motorway service areas across England.

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Our social media channels give you important information about using our roads safely and help you see what is happening on our road network.

Mobile services

We provide a range of mobile services designed to allow you to stay in touch with our latest information and traffic updates on the move.

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Sign up to email updates to keep you informed about roadworks and incidents on our network.

Useful Links

• Traffic information RSS feeds
• Commercial vehicles
• The Orwell Bridge
• Advice for recovery operators on our motorway network
• Network claims

For traffic flow information please visit Traffic England

• Travel Alerts