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A303 Severe Cleared

A303 | Somerset | Road Closure | Expect Delays

17 Aug 2026, 21:56 Somerset 127 views

Incident Details

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

A303
Severe
Cleared
21:56, 17 Aug 2026
07:46, 18 Aug 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 50 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

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

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A303 reopened at 07:46 on 18 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 9h 50m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A30 (Upottery) due to a lorry fire which is fully laden with vegetation.

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

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