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Current traffic around Birtley

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

CONGESTION

Location: The A69 westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 28 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.84 miles from Birtley.

CONGESTION

Location: The A69 westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 28 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.84 miles from Birtley. CLEARED @ 13:03

CONGESTION

Location: The A69 westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 28 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 12.84 miles from Birtley. CLEARED @ 10:57

There are no current incidents in this location.

Roadworks

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound between the A1068 and the junction with the A19 .
Reason: Roadworks scheme.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: from 20:01 on 26 Jan 2026 to 06:00 on 2 Feb 2026.
Nearest town: 19.85 miles from Birtley.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 eastbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6079 west of Hexham.
Reason: Road repairs are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 19:00 and 06:00 from 28 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 6.66 miles from Birtley.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 westbound between the junctions with the A6079 west of Hexham and the A686 .
Reason: Road repairs are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 19:00 and 06:00 from 28 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 6.79 miles from Birtley.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 28 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 14.56 miles from Birtley. CLEARED @ 13:48

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 eastbound between the junctions with the A6071 and the A686 .
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 28 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 14.98 miles from Birtley. CLEARED @ 13:48

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound between the A197 and the junction with the A19 .
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 27 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 1 Feb 2026 to 06:00 on 2 Feb 2026.
Lanes Closed: All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 19.5 miles from Birtley.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A197 .
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 28 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 1 Feb 2026 to 06:00 on 2 Feb 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 19.78 miles from Birtley.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound entry slip from the A197 .
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 28 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 1 Feb 2026 to 06:00 on 2 Feb 2026.
Lanes Closed: All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 19.42 miles from Birtley.

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Location: westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 28 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.84 miles from Birtley.

54.97--2.44

Location: westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 28 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.84 miles from Birtley.

54.97--2.44

Location: westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 28 January 2026.
Nearest town: 12.84 miles from Birtley.

54.97--2.44

Location: southbound between the A1068 and the junction with the A19 .

Due to: Roadworks scheme.

Period : from 20:01 on 26 January 2026 to 06:00 on 2 February 2026.
Nearest town: 19.85 miles from Birtley.

55.19--1.72

Location: eastbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6079 west of Hexham.

Due to: Road repairs are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 19:00 and 06:00 from 28 January 2026 to 30 January 2026.
Nearest town: 6.66 miles from Birtley.

54.99--2.16

Location: westbound between the junctions with the A6079 west of Hexham and the A686 .

Due to: Road repairs are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 19:00 and 06:00 from 28 January 2026 to 30 January 2026.
Nearest town: 6.79 miles from Birtley.

54.99--2.16

Location: westbound between the junctions with the A686 and the A6071 .

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 28 January 2026 to 30 January 2026.
Nearest town: 14.56 miles from Birtley.

54.97--2.49

Location: eastbound between the junctions with the A6071 and the A686 .

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 28 January 2026 to 30 January 2026.
Nearest town: 14.98 miles from Birtley.

54.97--2.5

Location: southbound between the A197 and the junction with the A19 .

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 27 January 2026 to 31 January 2026.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 1 February 2026 to 06:00 on 2 February 2026.

Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 19.5 miles from Birtley.

55.18--1.72

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A197 .

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 28 January 2026 to 31 January 2026.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 1 February 2026 to 06:00 on 2 February 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 19.78 miles from Birtley.

55.19--1.72

Location: southbound entry slip from the A197 .

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 28 January 2026 to 31 January 2026.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 1 February 2026 to 06:00 on 2 February 2026.

Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 19.42 miles from Birtley.

55.17--1.72

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