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A249

A249 Traffic News

A249 Trunk Road · Maidstone (M20 J7) → Sheerness

A249 traffic at 06:35 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 · 2 soon ⏱ Updated 06:35
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🗺️ A249 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A249 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A249 has 306 recorded collisions at 4 collision hotspots, involving 422 casualties (5 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr M2
120 collisions · 184 casualties · 5 fatal · 25 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Sheerness
60 collisions · 79 casualties · 16 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
nr Maidstone
112 collisions · 138 casualties · 12 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Sittingbourne
14 collisions · 21 casualties · 3 serious
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❓ A249 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A249 closed today?

Any A249 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 A249 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A249, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A249?

The A249 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 A249 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A249 are listed above and at /traffic/a249/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A249?

The A249 connects to: M2, M20.

📊 A249 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A249 Road Details

Length
20 miles
From
Maidstone (M20 J7)
To
Sheerness
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

📍 Key A249 Locations

Maidstone Sittingbourne Queenborough Sheerness

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A249

M2 M2 trafficM2 Motorway Live → M20 M20 trafficM20 Motorway Live →

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