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A14 Severe Cleared

A14 | Cambridgeshire | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

8 Aug 2026, 20:18 Cambridgeshire 82 views

Incident Details

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J39 (Kentford) due to a car fire


A14
Severe
Cleared
20:18, 8 Aug 2026
01:25, 9 Aug 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J38 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J38 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 51 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J38 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J38 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J38 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J38 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J39 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J39 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J39 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J39 (Kentford) due to a car fire


· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A14 reopened at 01:25 on 9 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 5h 6m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A14 is closed eastbound between J37 (Newmarket) and J39 (Kentford) due to a car fire


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

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