Weather Watch
The latest Met Office forecast
How it affects England's motorways and trunk roads
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Tackling congestion by influencing travel behaviour
We aim to tackle congestion by providing access to information that enables people to make smarter travel choices.
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Traffic news on your desktop
Helpful ways to access the latest traffic information when you need it.
Our Traffic Services
Our Traffic Services
Where delays occur, planned or otherwise, we want to get you the information you need as quickly and easily as possible, to help you make informed decisions about your travel plans - especially when severe weather is likely.
As such we offer a range of traffic information services. Please note that these only cover the Highways Agency Network - view our Network map. For information on other roads in England please visit your Local Authority. You can find your Local Authority at the Local Government Association website. Trunk roads and motorways in Scotland are the responsibility of Transport Scotland; those in Wales of the Welsh Assembly Government.
You can also:
- View a current summary of what is happening on Highways Agency managed roads
- View current Met Office weather forecast as it applies to our roads
Traffic England
A web based service providing real time information including CCTV images, traffic flow and incident information. You can choose from:
- a motorway flow diagram - showing signs, CCTV, flow information, roadworks and incidents by motorway
- a disruptions search - where you can check for information by road and date (including live information)
- a list of traffic alerts - sorted in order of severity or road name (and this can be printed out)
Alerts and Widgets
Subscribe to receive a twice daily round up of our traffic information via email alert or grab and get a traffic information widget - these can be added to websites, facebook profiles and more!
Traffic Radio
Traffic Radio keeps you up to date with what's happening on our network 24 hours a day, every day of the year. With information direct from the Highways Agency's National Traffic Control Centre, we update Traffic Radio every 10 minutes, every 20 outside busy times. Information when you want it - no need to wait.
Traffic Feeds and Desktop Headlines
You can now get traffic news direct from us to your computer, as long as you are connected to the internet, by following our RSS feeds, via a news reader, or via our downloadable Desktop Headlines application.
- Find out more about RSS Feeds
- Go to the RSS Frequently Asked Questions
- Find out more about our Desktop Headlines application
Mobile Web and iPhone app
You can now stay in touch with our latest information and traffic updates on the move thanks to our mobile website service and new iPhone app. Not all of us have access to a computer throughout the day to check the latest traffic conditions. So by providing information ready-made for mobiles and hand-held devices, you can now access our key information services when you are away from a computer.
We are dedicated to making your journey as safe and reliable as possible. Where delays occur we want to make sure that you can access information quickly and easily.
Traffic Information by Telephone
For live traffic information for motorways and major A roads in England, you can phone the Highways Agency 24-hour voice activated telephone service on 08700 660 115. (Calls from BT landlines to 0870 numbers will cost no more than 8p per minute; mobile calls usually cost more.)
Think Ahead, Move Ahead
Our Think Ahead, Move Ahead booklet gives an overview of all the services we offer, on or offline.
