A49 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A49 16:25pm

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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for A49 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

CONGESTION
Location: The A49 southbound between the A4103 and the junction with the A465 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.98m from Hereford. CLEARED @ 15:26
CONGESTION
Location: The A49 southbound between the A4103 and the junction with the A465 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.98m from Hereford. CLEARED @ 14:59
CONGESTION
Location: The A49 northbound between the junctions with the A465 and the A438 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 27 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 0.13m from Hereford. CLEARED @ 15:08
CONGESTION
Location: The A49 southbound between the A438 and the junction with the A465 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.54m from Hereford. CLEARED @ 14:50


There are no current incidents in this location.

A49 Roadworks

The following roadworks have been reported by various highways agencies and official transport sources. Click on a roadworks item to view more details on the traffic map.

ROAD WORKS
Location: The A49 southbound between the junctions with the A5 south of Shrewsbury and the A489 .
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 09:30 on 2 Feb 2026 to 15:30 on 2 Feb 2026.
Nearest town: 2m from Church Stretton.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The A49 northbound between the junctions with the A489 and the A5 south of Shrewsbury.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 09:30 on 2 Feb 2026 to 15:30 on 2 Feb 2026.
Nearest town: 1.99m from Church Stretton.

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Location: southbound between the A4103 and the junction with the A465 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.98m from Hereford.

52.06--2.72

Location: southbound between the A4103 and the junction with the A465 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.98m from Hereford.

52.06--2.72

Location: northbound between the junctions with the A465 and the A438 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 27 January 2026.
Nearest town: 0.13m from Hereford.

52.05--2.72

Location: southbound between the A438 and the junction with the A465 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.54m from Hereford.

52.06--2.72

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A5 south of Shrewsbury and the A489 .

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 09:30 on 2 February 2026 to 15:30 on 2 February 2026.
Nearest town: 2m from Church Stretton.

52.58--2.78

Location: northbound between the junctions with the A489 and the A5 south of Shrewsbury.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 09:30 on 2 February 2026 to 15:30 on 2 February 2026.
Nearest town: 1.99m from Church Stretton.

52.58--2.78