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Current traffic around Consett

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

CONGESTION

Location: The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 15 Jun 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett. CLEARED @ 22:56

CONGESTION

Location: The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:00 and 22:15 on 15 Jun 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett. CLEARED @ 22:02

CONGESTION

Location: The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:45 and 21:00 on 15 Jun 2026.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett. CLEARED @ 20:59

CONGESTION

Location: The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 15 Jun 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett. CLEARED @ 20:14

CONGESTION

Location: The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 15 Jun 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett. CLEARED @ 19:47

CONGESTION

Location: The A1 southbound exit slip to the A694 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 15 Jun 2026.
Nearest town: 9.45 miles from Consett. CLEARED @ 18:08

There are no current incidents in this location.

Roadworks

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 northbound.
Reason: Roadworks scheme.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: from 20:13 on 15 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 18 Jun 2026.
Nearest town: 9.61 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A696 and the A69 .
Lane closures: Lane three is closed.
Reason: Planned Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 11.86 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 northbound between the A694 and the junction with the A69 .
Lane closures: Lane three is closed.
Reason: Planned Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.4 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound at the junction with the A69 .
Lane closures: Lane three is closed.
Reason: Planned Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 11.1 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 northbound.
Reason: Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 9.5 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1056 and the A696 .
Lane closures: Lane one will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 17 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 18 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 13.44 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound.
Reason: Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 9.33 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 northbound.
Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 9.61 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1056 and the A696 .
Lane closures: Lane one will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 17 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 18 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 14 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 westbound.
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 18 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 19 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.77 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 eastbound exit slip to the A6085 .
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 18 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 19 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.94 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 eastbound.
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 18 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 19 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.73 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 westbound exit slip to the A6085 .
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 18 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 19 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.98 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 eastbound entry slip from the A6085 .
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 18 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 19 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 11 miles from Consett.

ROAD WORKS

Location: The A69 westbound entry slip from the A6085 .
Lane closures: Lane two will be closed.
Reason: Emergency roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 18 Jun 2026 to 06:00 on 19 Jun 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.91 miles from Consett.

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Location: southbound exit slip to the A696 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 15 June 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett.

55.01--1.67

Location: southbound exit slip to the A696 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:00 and 22:15 on 15 June 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett.

55.01--1.67

Location: southbound exit slip to the A696 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:45 and 21:00 on 15 June 2026.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett.

55.01--1.67

Location: southbound exit slip to the A696 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 15 June 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett.

55.01--1.67

Location: southbound exit slip to the A696 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 15 June 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 12.7 miles from Consett.

55.01--1.67

Location: southbound exit slip to the A694 .

Due to: Congestion.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 15 June 2026.
Nearest town: 9.45 miles from Consett.

54.96--1.69

Location: northbound.

Due to: Roadworks scheme.

Period : from 20:13 on 15 June 2026 to 06:00 on 18 June 2026.
Nearest town: 9.61 miles from Consett.

54.95--1.67

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A696 and the A69 .

Lane Closures : Lane three is closed.

Due to: Planned Roadworks.

Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 11.86 miles from Consett.

55--1.68

Location: northbound between the A694 and the junction with the A69 .

Lane Closures : Lane three is closed.

Due to: Planned Roadworks.

Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.4 miles from Consett.

54.98--1.7

Location: southbound at the junction with the A69 .

Lane Closures : Lane three is closed.

Due to: Planned Roadworks.

Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 11.1 miles from Consett.

54.99--1.69

Location: northbound.

Due to: Roadworks.

Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 9.5 miles from Consett.

54.96--1.68

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A1056 and the A696 .

Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 17 June 2026 to 06:00 on 18 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 13.44 miles from Consett.

55.02--1.66

Location: southbound.

Due to: Roadworks.

Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 9.33 miles from Consett.

54.95--1.68

Location: northbound.

Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.

Due to: Roadworks.

Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 16 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 9.61 miles from Consett.

54.95--1.67

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A1056 and the A696 .

Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 17 June 2026 to 06:00 on 18 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 14 miles from Consett.

55.02--1.65

Location: westbound.

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 18 June 2026 to 06:00 on 19 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.77 miles from Consett.

54.99--1.7

Location: eastbound exit slip to the A6085 .

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 18 June 2026 to 06:00 on 19 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.94 miles from Consett.

55--1.76

Location: eastbound.

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 18 June 2026 to 06:00 on 19 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.73 miles from Consett.

54.99--1.71

54.99--1.72

54.99--1.71

Location: westbound exit slip to the A6085 .

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 18 June 2026 to 06:00 on 19 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.98 miles from Consett.

55--1.75

Location: eastbound entry slip from the A6085 .

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 18 June 2026 to 06:00 on 19 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 11 miles from Consett.

55--1.76

Location: westbound entry slip from the A6085 .

Lane Closures : Lane two will be closed.

Due to: Emergency roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 18 June 2026 to 06:00 on 19 June 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 10.91 miles from Consett.

55--1.76

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