A66 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A66 12:04pm

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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for A66 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

ACCIDENT
Location: The A66 eastbound at the junction with the A167 .
Lane closures: Lane two is closed.
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 09:45 and 10:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Lanes closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 2.87m from Darlington. CLEARED @ 09:09
CONGESTION
Location: The A66 westbound between the junctions with the A595 South and the A596 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6.88m from Whitehaven. CLEARED @ 08:51
CONGESTION
Location: The A66 westbound between the junctions with the A6and the M6 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.73m from Penrith. CLEARED @ 09:00
CONGESTION
Location: The A66 eastbound between the A167and the junction with the A67 Darlington.
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.65m from Darlington. CLEARED @ 09:09


There are no current incidents in this location.

A66 Roadworks

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Location: eastbound at the junction with the A167 .

Lane Closures : Lane two is closed.

Due to: Road traffic collision.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:45 and 10:00 on 28 April 2026.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 28 April 2026.

Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 2.87m from Darlington.

54.52--1.5

Location: westbound between the junctions with the A595 South and the A596 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 28 April 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6.88m from Whitehaven.

54.64--3.54

Location: westbound between the junctions with the A6and the M6 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 28 April 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.73m from Penrith.

54.65--2.75

Location: eastbound between the A167and the junction with the A67 Darlington.

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 28 April 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.65m from Darlington.

54.51--1.51