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A68

A68 Traffic News

A68 Road · Darlington → Edinburgh

A68 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 ⏱ Updated 06:35
128 miles long
Regions: North East
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⚠️ Most Dangerous A68 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A68 has 135 recorded collisions at 5 collision hotspots, involving 203 casualties (10 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Consett
30 collisions · 42 casualties · 3 fatal · 12 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Corbridge
25 collisions · 39 casualties · 3 fatal · 9 serious
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#3
nr Hexham
25 collisions · 41 casualties · 2 fatal · 14 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Darlington
34 collisions · 45 casualties · 1 fatal · 12 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
nr Bishop Auckland
21 collisions · 36 casualties · 1 fatal · 9 serious
Severe Blackspot
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❓ A68 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A68 closed today?

Any A68 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 A68 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A68, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A68?

The A68 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (16:30–18:30) on weekdays.

Q: Are there roadworks on the A68 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A68 are listed above and at /traffic/a68/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A68?

The A68 connects to: A167, A1(M), A69, A696.

📊 A68 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A68 Road Details

Length
128 miles
From
Darlington
To
Edinburgh
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
16:30–18:30

📍 Key A68 Locations

Darlington Bishop Auckland Consett Corbridge Jedburgh

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A68

A1(M) A1(M) trafficA1(M) Motorway Live → A69 A69 trafficA69 Newcastle–Carlisle Live →

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DfT STATS19 police collision records

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