What happened
The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
RoadA46
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionBoth directions
Started17:59, 11 Jul 2026
Cleared00:50, 12 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
Update
The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41 minutes. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 16m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 51m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 26m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 1m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 36m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 11m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 46m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 26m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 1m. Monitoring continues.
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The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 36m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A46 reopened at 00:50 on 12 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 6h 51m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A46 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between the A420 (Cold Ashton) and the A4 (Larkhall)
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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