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A55

A55 Traffic News

A55 North Wales Expressway · Chester (M53) → Holyhead

A55 traffic at 08:41 on Monday 12 October: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes.

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🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks · 1 soon ⏱ Updated 08:41
103 miles long
Regions: Wales
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🗺️ A55 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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🔢 A55 Junction Status

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A55 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A55 has 220 recorded collisions at 11 collision hotspots, involving 352 casualties (15 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Chester
47 collisions · 74 casualties · 3 fatal · 11 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Bangor
18 collisions · 30 casualties · 3 fatal · 7 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
nr St Asaph
18 collisions · 26 casualties · 3 fatal · 7 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Queensferry
24 collisions · 40 casualties · 2 fatal · 8 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
nr Northop
20 collisions · 34 casualties · 2 fatal · 7 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
nr Conwy
21 collisions · 24 casualties · 2 fatal · 6 serious
Severe Blackspot
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❓ A55 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A55 closed today?

Any A55 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Q: Is there traffic on the A55 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A55, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A55?

The A55 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.

Q: Are there roadworks on the A55 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A55 are listed above and at /traffic/a55/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A55?

The A55 connects to: M53, A5.

📊 A55 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A55 Road Details

Length
103 miles
From
Chester (M53)
To
Holyhead
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

📍 Key A55 Locations

Chester Flint Rhyl Colwyn Bay Conwy Bangor Holyhead

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A55

M53 M53 trafficM53 Motorway Live → A5 A5 trafficA5 Trunk Road Live →

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