Member reminder: A46 closures

During the closure of the A46 all HGVs should follow the signed HGV diversion routes. Logistics UK urges HGV drivers to please not use satnavs, to plan ahead, and allow more time for your journeys.  

For HGVs travelling north to access Kenilworth, please continue on the A46 and leave at the Thickthorn Roundabout (A452 for Leamington and Kenilworth).  

For all other HGVs travelling north, beyond Kenilworth to Coventry, please use the M40, M42, M6 towards Coventry to rejoin the A46.  

For those HGVs wishing to access the A46 route southbound from the M6, please follow the M6 towards Birmingham, to join the M42 and M40 southbound.  

Please note many of the local roads are not suitable for HGV use. In particular, there is a narrow bridge on the B4113 Stoneleigh Road at Stoneleigh which is unsuitable for HGVs.  

There is a sign in place at the junction of Stoneleigh Road and Bericote Road. We urge the HGV community to please follow the signed diversion route and continue onto the Westhill Road to the A445.  

The A46 box structure will carry the new HS2 railway under the A46 near Kenilworth. The structure weighs approximately 15,000 tonnes and is made up of 4,300 cubic metres of concrete.  

Construction of the box structure is adjacent to the carriageway. The next phase of works will be to move the bridge into place using a “box push” technique.  

This will require a 19-day closure of the A46:  

Three-week window for a full 19-day closure:  

• From 8pm on Friday 11 April until 6am on Thursday 1 May 2025.  

• With a contingency date set for Friday 16 May 2025, only one date will be used. 

For more information visit HS2 in Warwickshire.