Road closures

Alerts about roads closures in the UK and how to apply to close a road.

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Services

• Apply to close a road for a special event

  For local traffic authorities to apply to close a road for a special event under a Section 16 temporary traffic regulation order.

• Apply to pedestrianise a highway

  Local planning authorities can apply to remove vehicle rights on a highway to pedestrianise it.

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News and communications

• Operation Stack activated on coast bound M20 between junctions 8 and 9 in Kent
  • 24 September 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Press release
• Orwell Bridge study offers new hope for reducing high wind closures
  • 31 January 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Press release
• M20 Operation Brock barrier to be removed from next week
  • 10 January 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Press release
• M6 upgrade stepped up with bridge demolition
  • 18 March 2019
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Press release
• Bridge bites the dust for M6 upgrade
  • 20 February 2019
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Press release

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Road closures on the A628
  • 2 October 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release
• M3 closures between junction 5 and 9
  • 23 September 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release
• M3 junction 6 closures
  • 12 February 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release
• A14 Orwell Bridge closures 2015 to 2019
  • 7 January 2020
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release
• Diversions through B430
  • 25 November 2019
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Department for Transport