A66 | Cumbria | Road Closure | Expect Delays — Cleared 20 Jul

What happened

The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the B6542 (Appleby-in-Westmorland) and A685 (Brough) due to multi-vehicle collision.

RoadA66

SeveritySevere

StatusCleared

DirectionBoth directions

Started11:42, 20 Jul 2026

Cleared13:30, 20 Jul 2026

11:42, 20 JulFirst report
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the B6542 (Appleby-in-Westmorland) and A685 (Brough) due to multi-vehicle collision.
11:50, 20 JulUpdate
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the B6542 (Appleby-in-Westmorland) and A685 (Brough) due to multi-vehicle collision.
12:20, 20 JulUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38 minutes. Monitoring continues.
12:25, 20 JulUpdate
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the B6542 (Appleby-in-Westmorland) and A685 (Brough) due to multi-vehicle collision.
12:55, 20 JulUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 13m. Monitoring continues.
13:00, 20 JulUpdate
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the B6542 (Appleby-in-Westmorland) and A685 (Brough) due to multi-vehicle collision.
13:30, 20 JulUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 48m. Monitoring continues.
13:30, 20 JulUpdate
✅ Incident cleared — A66 reopened at 13:30 on 20 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 1h 48m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
06:06, 6 NovFinal update
The A66 in Cumbria is closed in both directions between the B6542 (Appleby-in-Westmorland) and A685 (Brough) due to multi-vehicle collision.

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