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A38 Severe Cleared

A38 | Staffordshire | Road Closure | Expect Delays

6 Aug 2026, 15:30 Staffordshire 86 views

Incident Details

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

A38
Severe
Cleared
15:30, 6 Aug 2026
20:35, 6 Aug 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 24m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 59m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 34m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 9m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 44m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A38 reopened at 20:35 on 6 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 5h 4m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

Staffordshire Police have asked us to close the A38 in both directions between the A513 at Alrewas and the B5016 at Barton-Under-Needwood from 6.30pm this evening.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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