What happened
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
RoadA49
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionBoth directions
Started15:12, 11 Jul 2026
Cleared20:50, 11 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 48 minutes. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 23m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 58m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 38m. Monitoring continues.
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The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 13m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 48m. Monitoring continues.
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The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 23m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 58m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 33m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A49 reopened at 20:50 on 11 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 5h 38m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A49 is closed in both directions between the A4113 (Bromfield) and A489 (near Craven Arms)
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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