Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
RoadA38
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionBoth directions
Started15:30, 6 Aug 2026
Cleared20:35, 6 Aug 2026
Incident timeline
First report
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 24m. Monitoring continues.
Update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 59m. Monitoring continues.
Update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 34m. Monitoring continues.
Update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 9m. Monitoring continues.
Update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 44m. Monitoring continues.
Update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A38 reopened at 20:35 on 6 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 5h 4m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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