A8 Northern Ireland traffic
Belfast to Larne. Incidents, roadworks and closures on the A8 (NI) in Northern Ireland, by junction and direction.
1 full closure on the A8 (NI) now
10 entries in all. Source last updated 2 days ago.
Incidents now 0
Roadworks in force now 1
Planned roadworks 9
- Full closure
A8 Ballymena Road, Larne
Starts Fri 16 Oct, 00:00
Road closure: A8, Ballymena Road, Larne. Roadworks will operate from Fri 16th Oct 2026 to Fri 30th Oct 2026. Reason: Clear water ducting install. Diversion in place.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 3 days ago
- Full closure
A8 Belfast Road, Ballyclare
Starts Sat 17 Oct, overnight 23:00–08:00
Road closure: A8, Belfast Road, Ballyclare. Roadworks will operate from 23:00 on Sat 17th Oct 2026 to 08:00 on Sun 18th Oct 2026. Reason: NIE Overhead Line Work. Diversion in place.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 3 days ago
- Lane closure
A8 Harbour Highway, Larne
Starts Wed 21 Oct, 00:00
Lane closure: A8, Harbour Highway, Larne. Roadworks will operate as follows:-. Reason: M3 Training assessment.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 29 September 2026
- Lane closure
A8 Harbour Highway, Larne
Starts Thu 22 Oct, 00:00
Lane closure: A8, Harbour Highway, Larne. Roadworks will operate as follows:-. Reason: M3 low speed lane closure training - no formal works taking place.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 29 September 2026
- Lane closure
A8 Ballynure Road, Newtownabbey
Starts Mon 26 Oct, 09:30
Lane closure: A8, Ballynure Road, Newtownabbey. Roadworks will operate from 09:30 on Mon 26th Oct 2026 to 16:30 on Mon 26th Oct 2026. Reason: Openreach cabling works.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 3 days ago
- Lane closure
A8 Ballymena Road, Larne
Starts Mon 2 Nov, 00:00
Lane closure: A8, Ballymena Road, Larne. Roadworks will operate as follows:-. Reason: To facilitate cable recovery for Openreach.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 2 days ago
- Lane closure
A8 Ballymena Road, Larne
Starts Tue 3 Nov, 00:00
Lane closure: A8, Ballymena Road, Larne. Roadworks will operate as follows:-. Reason: To facilitate cable recovery for Openreach.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 2 days ago
- Lane closure
A8 Harbour Highway, Larne
Starts Wed 11 Nov, 00:00
Lane closure: A8, Harbour Highway, Larne. Roadworks will operate as follows:-. Reason: M3 Training assessment.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 29 September 2026
- Lane closure
A8 The Harbour Highway, Larne
Starts Wed 11 Nov, 00:00
Lane Closure: A8, The Harbour Highway, Larne. Closure to operate: Daily.
TrafficwatchNI (DfI) · updated 8 September 2026
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Questions
- Is the A8 (NI) closed today?
- Yes, in part: A8 Ballymena Road, Larne.
- Are there roadworks on the A8 (NI)?
- 1 in progress and 9 planned, listed by junction on this page.