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A14 Traffic News

A14 Trunk Road · Huntingdon (A1) → Felixstowe Port
A14 TRAFFIC NOW
A14 EASTBOUND J33–J35CLOSED 20:00–06:00PLANNED CLOSURE TONIGHT
Planned tonight, 1 of 2
Clear ⏱ Updated 12:58

A14 traffic at 12:58 on Tuesday 3 November: 2 closures tonight.

A14 traffic now: accidents & incidents by direction at 12:58
→ A14 eastbound traffictowards Felixstowe✅ No incidents reported ← A14 westbound traffictowards Huntingdon✅ No incidents reported
🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks · 16 soon
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118 miles long
Junctions J1–J61
Regions: East of England
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🚨 A14 traffic now: live incidents & roadworks

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No live incidents on the A14 right now — checking National Highways every 5 minutes, 24/7. Closures are listed below.

🌙 A14 closures tonight and the next 3 days 16

From National Highways' closure report, in their words. Times can change - check before you set off.

  • Full closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 33 to Jct 35 carriageway closure
    Tonight · 20:00–06:00
  • Full closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 51 to Jct 52 carriageway closure
    Tonight · 20:00–06:00
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 8 entry slip road closure
    Tonight · 20:00–06:00
    Diversion: Diversion via National Highways network and local authority network
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 58 exit slip road closure
    Tonight · 21:00–23:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 58 entry slip road closure
    Tonight · 23:00–01:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 59 exit slip road closure
    Tomorrow · 01:00–03:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
Show all 16 closures
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 59 entry slip road closure
    Tomorrow · 03:00–05:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Eastbound A14 eastbound Jct 61 exit slip road closure
    Tomorrow night · 21:00–23:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 61 entry slip road closure
    Tomorrow night · 23:00–01:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 59 exit slip road closure
    Thu 5 Nov · 01:00–03:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 59 entry slip road closure
    Thu 5 Nov · 03:00–05:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Trimley St Mary entry slip road closure
    Thu 5 Nov · 21:00–23:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Both directions A14 Brampton Hut roundabout partial closure between A141
    Thu 5 Nov · 21:00–05:00
    Diversion: diversion route for drainage on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 58 exit slip road closure
    Thu 5 Nov · 23:00–01:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 58 entry slip road closure
    Fri 6 Nov · 01:00–03:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
  • Partial closure
    Westbound A14 westbound Jct 57 exit slip road closure
    Fri 6 Nov · 03:00–05:00
    Diversion: diversion routes and mobile lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways
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Is the A14 closed? Quick answers

Checked 12:58 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is the A14 closed right now?

No. There is no full closure on the A14 at 12:58.

Is there an incident on the A14 right now?

No. No incidents are reported on the A14 at 12:58.

Is the A14 closed tonight?

Yes. The A14 has 2 full closures planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): eastbound Jct 33 to Jct 35 carriageway closure, 20:00 to 06:00; and eastbound Jct 51 to Jct 52 carriageway closure, 20:00 to 06:00. Plus 5 lane or slip road closures.

Tonight: A14 closures and diversions ›

Is the A14 closed this weekend?

No full closures. The A14 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 4 lane or slip road closures are planned: westbound Jct 57 entry slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 23:00; and westbound Jct 56 entry slip road closure, Fri 23:00 to 01:00 and 2 more.

This weekend: A14 closures and diversions ›

Is there an accident on the A14 today?

No. No collision has been reported on the A14 since midnight.

A14 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. Times can change, so check before you set off.

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🔢 A14 Junction Status

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📈 A14 Journey Pulse — when incidents actually happen

Measured from 143 incidents recorded on the A14 since February 2026: the riskiest window is 15:00–18:00, when 26% of incidents start. Right now (12:00) you're outside the peak window.

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HourIncidentsShare
00:00–01:00 0 0%
01:00–02:00 2 1.4%
02:00–03:00 7 4.9%
03:00–04:00 1 0.7%
04:00–05:00 3 2.1%
05:00–06:00 12 8.4%
06:00–07:00 5 3.5%
07:00–08:00 8 5.6%
08:00–09:00 7 4.9%
09:00–10:00 6 4.2%
10:00–11:00 3 2.1%
11:00–12:00 9 6.3%
12:00–13:00 5 3.5%
13:00–14:00 6 4.2%
14:00–15:00 6 4.2%
15:00–16:00 ◀ peak 10 7%
16:00–17:00 ◀ peak 13 9.1%
17:00–18:00 ◀ peak 14 9.8%
18:00–19:00 4 2.8%
19:00–20:00 5 3.5%
20:00–21:00 8 5.6%
21:00–22:00 5 3.5%
22:00–23:00 4 2.8%
23:00–00:00 0 0%
Measured from 143 incidents recorded by this site since February 2026 (planned roadworks excluded). Recomputed nightly from our incident archive.

🧭 Along the A14

🔀 Major interchanges — where the A14 meets other roads
EndM1 J31M11 J22A1
🔀
Catthorpe Interchange
Western end at the M1 (J19) and M6
🔀J31
Girton Interchange
Connects to the M11 northwest of Cambridge
🐎J36–J38
Newmarket
Home of horseracing — the A14 forms its bypass
🌉
Orwell Bridge
1.3km crossing south of Ipswich, opened 1982
⚓J62
Port of Felixstowe
Eastern end at Britain's biggest container port

📍 Heading to… off the A14

The places people drive to most, the A14 junction for each, and live A14 incidents nearby at 12:58.

Racecourse

Huntingdon Racecourse

Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
🛣️ A14 junction: J22
✅ No A14 incidents reported within 3 miles

Jockey Club course half a mile from A14 Junction 22

🧭 Directions Cambridgeshire traffic
Town centre

Cambridge city centre

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
🛣️ Via the A14
✅ No A14 incidents reported within 3 miles

Five Park and Ride sites serve the city, open seven days a week

🧭 Directions Cambridgeshire traffic
Racecourse

Newmarket Racecourse (Rowley Mile)

Newmarket, Suffolk
🛣️ Via the A14
✅ No A14 incidents reported within 3 miles

Hosts 9 of British racing's 38 Group 1 races; free raceday parking

🧭 Directions Suffolk traffic
Ferry port

Port of Felixstowe

Felixstowe, Suffolk
🛣️ Via the A14
✅ No A14 incidents reported within 3 miles

Handles 48% of Britain's containerised trade; served by the A14

🧭 Directions Suffolk traffic

⚠️ Most Dangerous A14 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A14 has 1,672 recorded collisions at 26 collision hotspots, involving 2,477 casualties (66 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.

#1
nr Bury St Edmunds
137 collisions · 201 casualties · 10 fatal · 25 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Market Harborough
73 collisions · 105 casualties · 5 fatal · 20 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
nr Lutterworth
29 collisions · 41 casualties · 5 fatal · 11 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Stowmarket
89 collisions · 137 casualties · 4 fatal · 21 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
nr Huntingdon
97 collisions · 168 casualties · 4 fatal · 15 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
J2
55 collisions · 74 casualties · 4 fatal · 12 serious
Severe Blackspot
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📰 A14 traffic news, updates and closures

This is the A14 traffic news page from UK Traffic Updates: A14 traffic now, for the whole road from Huntingdon (A1) to Felixstowe Port. Every crash, breakdown, lane closure, delay and roadworks National Highways report for the A14 is listed at the top, checked every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with the worst on the sign and where it is: the nearest towns and the county.

National Highways has closed its Traffic England website, so the live A14 information people used to check there is here in one place: today's A14 incidents, A14 closures tonight from their daily closure report, A14 roadworks, A14 accidents today, the junction-by-junction status and a live map. Our A14 traffic videos show what it looks like on the road, and drivers can report what they see as it happens.

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❓ A14 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Is the A14 closed today?

Any A14 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Is there traffic on the A14 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A14, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.

Is there an incident on the A14 right now?

Every live incident on the A14 — police incidents, obstructions, breakdowns, debris, collisions and closures — appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day.

What is the worst time to use the A14?

The A14 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.

Are there roadworks on the A14 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A14 are listed above and at /traffic/a14/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

What roads connect to the A14?

The A14 connects to: A1, M11, A1(M), A12.

Where can I get A14 traffic news and updates?

Right here. This A14 traffic news page shows A14 traffic now: every live incident, delay, closure and roadworks National Highways report, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with tonight's planned closures, junction-by-junction status and a live map. For A14 traffic updates sent to you, sign up on this page for the free daily road summary or Early Warning alerts for the roads you drive.

Is there an accident on the A14 eastbound or westbound today?

Each side has its own live page: the A14 eastbound (towards Felixstowe) and the A14 westbound (towards Huntingdon) each list every accident, breakdown, closure and roadworks on that carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways. The panel at the top of this page shows both sides at a glance.

What time of day is the A14 worst for incidents?

Measured from 143 incidents recorded on the A14 since February 2026, the riskiest window is 15:00–18:00, when 26% of incidents start. The quietest is 23:00–02:00. Incidents on the A14 typically clear in about 87 minutes.

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ℹ️ A14 Road Details

Length
118 miles
Junctions
J1–J61
From
Huntingdon (A1)
To
Felixstowe Port
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

📍 Key A14 Locations

Huntingdon Cambridge Newmarket Bury St Edmunds Ipswich Felixstowe

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A14

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