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Live travel updates

Our live travel updates show:

  • unexpected disruption, congestion and incidents on roads and public transport
  • planned maintenance works on public transport
  • other travel alerts and warnings when reported
You can report a travel problem that's not shown in our live travel updates.

View our roadworks map for planned roadworks.
  • Accidents
    Severe
    Road cleared and traffic easing, accident cleared on The A35 both ways after Berne Lane (Whitchurch Canonicorum).

    Location: Charmouth, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:51:00
    Cleared
  • Delays
    Slight
    Usual slow traffic on A31 between A341 (Merley Roundabout) and B3073 (Canford Bottom).

    Location: Wimborne Minster, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 16:16:45
    Updated
  • Delays
    Slight
    Slow traffic on A348 Ringwood Road between A341 Wimborne Road (Bear Cross Roundabout) and the Fire Station traffic lights in Ferndown.

    Location: Bear Cross, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 16:16:40
    Updated
  • Delays
    Slight
    Traffic returned to normal on A35 around B3157 West Bay Road (Crown Roundabout).

    Location: Bridport, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:50:38
    Cleared
  • Delays
    Slight
    Traffic returned to normal on A35 around Stinsford Hill (Stinsford roundabout).

    Location: Dorchester, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:54:56
    Cleared
  • Delays
    Slight
    Traffic returned to normal on A354 Westwey Road and Rodwell Road around North Quay (Harbour Junction).

    Location: Weymouth, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:59:11
    Cleared
  • Delays
    Slight
    Traffic returned to normal on Weymouth Relief Road heading towards Dorchester from the Jurassic Roundabout to the Football Ground Roundabout.

    Location: Weymouth, Dorset
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:51:01
    Cleared
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Carters Lane both ways closed due to emergency repairs and roadworks between North Road (North Chideock) and Star Lane (Morcombelake).

    Until 11th May 2026.

    Location: North Chideock, Dorset
    Last update: 15/04/2025 08:49:23
  • Closures and Lane Restrictions
    Moderate
    Temporary gross weight limit of 7.5 tonnes on Frome Lane both ways from A356 Dorchester Road to Back Lane.

    Until 19th December 2025.

    Location: Maiden Newton, Dorset
    Last update: 19/12/2024 16:52:48
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Temporary traffic lights due to emergency repairs and gas main work on Station Road both ways at Jarvis Way.

    Until 0:00 on 18th September.

    Location: Stalbridge, Dorset
    Last update: 12/09/2025 11:41:34
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Severe
    Delays and some cancellations on Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry and Great Western Railway at Oxford due to earlier tree down on the line.

    Location: Chiltern Railways, Crosscountry, Great Western Railway, Oxfordshire
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:57:00
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Severe
    Cancellations on CrossCountry between Reading and Oxford due to fallen tree on the line.

    Location: Berkshire
    Last update: 15/09/2025 15:29:49
  • Severe
    Reduced service on South Western Railway between Exeter St Davids and Salisbury due to speed restrictions at Crewkerne.

    Location: South Western Railway
    Last update: 15/09/2025 06:00:25

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