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A259

A259 Traffic News

A259 Road · Emsworth → Folkestone

A259 traffic at 01:53 on Monday 12 October: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes.

🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks ⏱ Updated 01:53
119 miles long
Regions: South East
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🗺️ A259 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A259 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A259 has 2,259 recorded collisions at 17 collision hotspots, involving 2,986 casualties (23 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Brighton
264 collisions · 324 casualties · 4 fatal · 88 serious
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#2
nr Bexhill
174 collisions · 253 casualties · 3 fatal · 45 serious
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#3
nr Folkestone
101 collisions · 131 casualties · 3 fatal · 23 serious
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#4
nr Eastbourne
239 collisions · 291 casualties · 2 fatal · 69 serious
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#5
nr Lewes
238 collisions · 316 casualties · 2 fatal · 67 serious
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#6
nr New Romney
85 collisions · 138 casualties · 2 fatal · 19 serious
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❓ A259 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A259 closed today?

Any A259 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 A259 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A259, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A259?

The A259 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 A259 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A259 are listed above and at /traffic/a259/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A259?

The A259 connects to: A27, A23, A24, A21, A20, M20.

📊 A259 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A259 Road Details

Length
119 miles
From
Emsworth
To
Folkestone
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
16:30–18:30

📍 Key A259 Locations

Chichester Bognor Regis Worthing Brighton Eastbourne Hastings

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