Roads
Roadworks and road closures
What is closed and what is being dug up, from the two registers that publish it: National Highways' planned closures on England's motorways and trunk A-roads, and every road in the Scottish Road Works Register. They do not cover the same roads, so the figures are kept apart.
- England: planned closures 2,398 next fortnight, 100 roads
- England: closing a carriageway 947 39.5% of them
- England: starting overnight 2,093 between 7pm and 6am
- Scotland: sets of roadworks 21,537 every road, 32 councils
- Scotland: under way now 5,204 24.2% of them
- Scotland: closing a road or lane 7,436 34.5% of them
Closures on England's motorways and trunk A-roads
National Highways has 2,398 planned closures on the roads it manages between 31 October 2026 and 14 November 2026, on 100 roads. 947 close a carriageway rather than a lane or slip road, and 2,093 start between 7pm and 6am. This covers motorways and trunk A-roads only: roadworks on England's council roads are not published in a form we can use yet.
| Road | Planned closures | Starting | Carriageway |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6 | 191 | 166 | 68 |
| M1 | 157 | 155 | 35 |
| M62 | 151 | 147 | 85 |
| M25 | 119 | 118 | 46 |
| A1(M) | 97 | 95 | 31 |
| A1 | 94 | 91 | 48 |
| M40 | 88 | 87 | 19 |
| M5 | 87 | 82 | 34 |
| M56 | 77 | 75 | 33 |
| M60 | 71 | 69 | 30 |
| M42 | 61 | 50 | 31 |
| M4 | 59 | 58 | 17 |
| A66 | 57 | 49 | 15 |
| A38 | 56 | 52 | 27 |
| A14 | 49 | 48 | 21 |
| M65 | 48 | 47 | 14 |
| M61 | 47 | 45 | 24 |
| M20 | 46 | 46 | 20 |
| M11 | 43 | 39 | 12 |
| A19 | 40 | 40 | 14 |
Next closures across the network
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Lane or slip A1 Lane closure southbound
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Carriageway M45 M45 eastbound Thurlaston to M1 Jct 17 carriageway closure
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Lane or slip A414 A414 both directions Approaches to Park Street Roundabout - lane 2 closure
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Lane or slip A414 A414 eastbound approach to Park Street roundabout lane 1 closure
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Lane or slip A57, M60, M67 M67 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/0 to 1/7)
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Lane or slip A57, M60, M67 M60 Clockwise Jct 24 exit slip road Lane 1 closure
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Lane or slip A57, M60, M67 M67 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/0 to 1/7)
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Lane or slip M25 M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 16 to Jct 15 lane 4,3,2 closure
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Carriageway A1(M) A1M SB J42 entry slip closed
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Carriageway A1(M) A1M SB J42 exit slip closed
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Lane or slip A1(M), A63 A1M J42 west RAB L2 closed
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Carriageway M18, M62 M62 eastbound Jct 35 to M18 southbound Jct 7 carriageway closure
Planned closures only. National Highways can cancel or change them, and closures caused by incidents are not shown.
How many roadworks are there in Scotland?
The Scottish Road Works Register held 21,537 sets of roadworks on 30 October 2026. 5,204 were under way and 16,333 were recorded but had not started. 7,436 of them close a road, a lane, a slip road or the hard shoulder, and 2,231 are on the trunk roads Transport Scotland looks after. Edinburgh has the most of any council, 2,488.
How traffic is managed
Most sets of works keep traffic moving with lights or give-and-take, but road closures are the single most common arrangement.
| Traffic management | Sets of works |
|---|---|
| Road closed | 5,938 |
| Temporary traffic lights | 4,713 |
| Give and take | 4,296 |
| Footway only | 1,564 |
| No obstruction | 1,549 |
| Lane closed | 1,143 |
| Road narrowed | 964 |
| Stop and go boards | 527 |
| Slip road closed | 285 |
| Not decided yet | 240 |
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-10-30 Updated
What sort of works
The register's own categories: major and standard works are planned in advance, while emergency and urgent works start at once.
| Category | Sets of works |
|---|---|
| Major | 5,823 |
| Standard | 5,348 |
| Minor With Excavation | 2,912 |
| Permission | 1,468 |
| Road Restriction | 1,429 |
| Temporary Traffic Restriction | 1,315 |
| Minor Without Excavation | 1,001 |
| Event | 946 |
| Works Licence | 415 |
| Emergency | 319 |
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-10-30 Updated
Roadworks by council
Works recorded against each council's roads. Trunk roads are counted separately, so works on a motorway running through a council area are not in its row.
| Council | Sets of works | Under way | Closures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 2,488 | 949 | 789 |
| Glasgow | 1,948 | 453 | 629 |
| Aberdeenshire | 1,197 | 245 | 517 |
| Fife | 1,079 | 278 | 369 |
| West Lothian | 1,069 | 150 | 181 |
| North Lanarkshire | 1,014 | 213 | 291 |
| South Lanarkshire | 929 | 187 | 365 |
| Perth and Kinross | 822 | 109 | 370 |
| Highland | 754 | 199 | 181 |
| Aberdeen | 729 | 149 | 268 |
| North Ayrshire | 629 | 145 | 223 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 587 | 164 | 205 |
| Angus | 532 | 107 | 235 |
| East Lothian | 522 | 111 | 143 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 438 | 109 | 87 |
| Renfrewshire | 433 | 138 | 98 |
| Stirling | 403 | 98 | 179 |
| Argyll and Bute | 389 | 106 | 65 |
| Falkirk | 378 | 86 | 127 |
| South Ayrshire | 378 | 95 | 67 |
| East Ayrshire | 374 | 74 | 98 |
| Dundee | 367 | 82 | 75 |
| Scottish Borders | 365 | 134 | 85 |
| Midlothian | 284 | 93 | 57 |
| East Renfrewshire | 234 | 62 | 71 |
| Moray | 207 | 59 | 65 |
| Inverclyde | 205 | 72 | 60 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 186 | 65 | 48 |
| Clackmannanshire | 134 | 43 | 21 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 117 | 29 | 3 |
| Orkney Islands | 77 | 11 | 25 |
| Shetland Islands | 38 | 11 | 8 |
Roads with the most works
Works are matched to a road when the register's street name starts with the road number, so these counts are the ones we can be sure of. 183 roads have at least one.
| Road | Sets of works | Under way | Closures |
|---|---|---|---|
| M8 | 380 | 50 | 378 |
| M90 | 122 | 31 | 120 |
| A9 | 92 | 26 | 32 |
| A90 | 91 | 12 | 49 |
| A77 | 86 | 6 | 54 |
| A82 | 76 | 14 | 19 |
| M74 | 76 | 10 | 76 |
| A92 | 72 | 4 | 56 |
| M77 | 64 | 7 | 62 |
| A85 | 61 | 15 | 14 |
| A96 | 56 | 12 | 13 |
| A78 | 55 | 4 | 49 |
| A1 | 47 | 16 | 36 |
| A725 | 44 | 7 | 43 |
| A83 | 43 | 15 | 5 |
| A7 | 40 | 7 | 8 |
| A87 | 40 | 5 | 8 |
| A95 | 37 | 9 | 4 |
| M9 | 36 | 2 | 35 |
| A75 | 35 | 8 | 19 |
Who is digging up Scotland's roads?
BT is behind more sets of works than anyone else, 3,911 of them. Councils record their own works as well as the utilities' works on their roads, and of the promoters that are neither a council nor Transport Scotland, BT has the most, 3,911.
Works promoters with the most works
| Works promoter | Sets of works |
|---|---|
| BT | 3,911 |
| Scottish Water | 1,763 |
| SP Energy Networks | 1,719 |
| SGN | 1,578 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 1,538 |
| Glasgow City Council | 770 |
| Transport Scotland - SW Unit Op Company | 665 |
| Gofibre Holdings Limited | 642 |
| West Lothian Council | 639 |
| Fife Council | 483 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 470 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 443 |
| Aberdeen City Council | 422 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 411 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 376 |
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-10-30 Updated
Starting within a week
Works due to start in the seven days after the extract, closures and the biggest jobs first.
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A827 A827 From The North West Boundary Of Chapelburn Cottage To Main Road Fearnan
Renew Pole
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Gartinny, Coalsnaughton
Mains replacement
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Glasshouse Loan, Alloa
Delivery of Switchgear enclosure. Delivery to be scheduled for 6 am and anticipated to be finished before 8am to avoid disruption. Lane closure…
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Slateford Road, Edinburgh
Relates to LA 4110248
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Ewart Drive, Cairnhill
Noisy lid and frame
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A90 A90t Awpr - Slip Road From A90t South Of Stonehaven Junction Eastwards To B979t
Resurfacing
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Logans Road, North Motherwell
Road closure to facilitate railway access at level crossing. Site times 22:45 to 08:00
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C50 Knowe Brackenhill From A76t At Brackenhill To Barony Rd Near Ochiltree
Road closure to facilitate safe access for operatives to install new fence in front of newly built section of parapet wall. Work Times: 22:00 to 07:00
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Blackfaulds Street, Coalsnaughton
Mains replacement
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U118 (01) From Templehall Road (C84) To Glenkinchie Dstillery
Sunday working (09:30 – 15:30). Without excavation. Road closure required to provide safe access to overhead network for cabling. Grid ref…
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Haudagain Bypass, Aberdeen
Underground cabling
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North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen
Underground cabling
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Lindsaybeg Road, Chryston
Replace pole
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Newlands Road, Glasgow
Carry out examination of rail over road bridge between the hours of 22.00 and 06.00 with a full road closure (Including Footpaths).
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Wellflats Road, Kirkliston Station
Repair/replace defective ironwork
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closures in England | Transport Data Feeds (DATEX II) National Highways | 2026-10-31 to 2026-11-14 | 2,398 planned closure schemes | 31 October 2026 |
| Roadworks in Scotland | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-10-30 | 21,537 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 31 October 2026 |
- The two registers do not cover the same thing. England’s figures are National Highways’ planned closures on the motorways and trunk A-roads it manages; Scotland’s are every set of works on every road, down to a residential street. Do not read one as bigger or smaller than the other.
- Roadworks on England’s council roads are recorded in DfT’s Street Manager, which sends events to a subscriber’s own server rather than publishing a file, and Wales publishes its own data. Neither is connected yet.
- England: planned closures only, not closures caused by incidents, which change too quickly for a page built a few times a day. A closure that has finished stays in the feed for a week, so we leave out any whose end time has passed.
- The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken.
- Potential works (an early notice that something may happen) and plant enquiries are left out. Works are under way when the register’s status is In Progress or Commenced.
- A closure means traffic management that closes a road, a lane, a slip road or the hard shoulder, or runs a contraflow.
- Dates, descriptions and traffic management are recorded by whoever is doing the work. The register says it does not guarantee the files are free of errors.
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