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A45

A45 Traffic News

A45 Trunk Road · Birmingham → Thrapston (A14)

A45 traffic at 06:35 on Monday 12 October: 2 closures running now · 4 closures tonight.

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🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 2 roadworks · 15 soon ⏱ Updated 06:35
60 miles long
Regions: West Midlands, East Midlands
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🚨 Live A45 Incidents & Roadworks

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A45 both directions Raunds to Thrapston carriageway closure
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A45 both directions Wellingborough link road (A509) carriageway closure
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A45 westbound Stonebridge to M42 Jct 6 carriageway closure
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A45 westbound between the exit and entry slip carriageway closure
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A45 westbound Tollbar to Festival carriageway closure
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🗺️ A45 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A45 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A45 has 829 recorded collisions at 12 collision hotspots, involving 1,184 casualties (30 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Daventry
57 collisions · 101 casualties · 5 fatal · 19 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Birmingham
104 collisions · 143 casualties · 5 fatal · 8 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
nr Thrapston
31 collisions · 50 casualties · 4 fatal · 4 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Coventry
146 collisions · 202 casualties · 3 fatal · 29 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
nr Solihull
133 collisions · 189 casualties · 3 fatal · 22 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
nr Wellingborough
86 collisions · 123 casualties · 3 fatal · 16 serious
Severe Blackspot
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❓ A45 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A45 closed today?

Any A45 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 A45 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A45, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A45?

The A45 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 A45 right now?

There are currently 2 active roadwork schemes on the A45. Check the live feed above for exact locations and durations.

Q: What roads connect to the A45?

The A45 connects to: M42, M1, A14, A5.

📊 A45 Status Summary

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06:35
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ℹ️ A45 Road Details

Length
60 miles
From
Birmingham
To
Thrapston (A14)
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

📍 Key A45 Locations

Birmingham Coventry Daventry Northampton

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A45

M42 M42 trafficM42 Motorway Live → M1 M1 trafficM1 Motorway Live → A14 A14 trafficA14 Trunk Road Live → A5 A5 trafficA5 Trunk Road Live →

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DfT STATS19 police collision records

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