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A17

A17 Traffic News

A17 Road · Newark-on-Trent → Kings Lynn

A17 traffic at 01:49 on Monday 12 October: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes.

🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks ⏱ Updated 01:49
59 miles long
Regions: East Midlands, East of England
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⚠️ Most Dangerous A17 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A17 has 432 recorded collisions at 7 collision hotspots, involving 635 casualties (19 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Sleaford
112 collisions · 175 casualties · 6 fatal · 19 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Boston
112 collisions · 157 casualties · 5 fatal · 22 serious
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#3
nr Wisbech
73 collisions · 103 casualties · 2 fatal · 15 serious
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#4
nr Grantham
36 collisions · 59 casualties · 2 fatal · 11 serious
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#5
nr Kings Lynn
23 collisions · 33 casualties · 2 fatal · 7 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
nr Newark On Trent
34 collisions · 50 casualties · 1 fatal · 15 serious
Severe Blackspot
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❓ A17 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A17 closed today?

Any A17 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 A17 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A17, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A17?

The A17 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 A17 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A17 are listed above and at /traffic/a17/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A17?

The A17 connects to: A1, A46, A15, A52, A16, A47.

📊 A17 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A17 Road Details

Length
59 miles
From
Newark-on-Trent
To
Kings Lynn
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
16:30–18:30

📍 Key A17 Locations

Sleaford Holbeach Long Sutton Sutton Bridge Kings Lynn

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DfT STATS19 police collision records

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