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A59

A59 Traffic News

A59 Trunk Road · Liverpool → York

A59 traffic at 05:40 on Monday 12 October: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes.

🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks ⏱ Updated 05:40
110 miles long
Regions: North West, Yorkshire
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🗺️ A59 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A59 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A59 has 967 recorded collisions at 16 collision hotspots, involving 1,379 casualties (17 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Clitheroe
45 collisions · 64 casualties · 4 fatal · 10 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Skipton
28 collisions · 40 casualties · 3 fatal · 8 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
nr M6
181 collisions · 264 casualties · 2 fatal · 62 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Liverpool
49 collisions · 56 casualties · 2 fatal · 9 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
nr Tadcaster
9 collisions · 12 casualties · 2 fatal · 3 serious
Blackspot
#6
nr Maghull
82 collisions · 130 casualties · 1 fatal · 20 serious
Severe Blackspot
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❓ A59 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A59 closed today?

Any A59 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 A59 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A59, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A59?

The A59 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 A59 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A59 are listed above and at /traffic/a59/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A59?

The A59 connects to: M58, M6, A1(M).

📊 A59 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A59 Road Details

Length
110 miles
From
Liverpool
To
York
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

📍 Key A59 Locations

Liverpool Ormskirk Preston Clitheroe Skipton Harrogate York

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DfT STATS19 police collision records

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