Never get caught out byroadworksagain
Add your work commute, school run, or any frequent journey and we'll let you know about roadworks before they happen.
Are you sick and tired of roadworks?
One day your commute’s clear… the next it’s a circus of cones, signage and temporary traffic lights.
You think, “If only I’d known beforehand…”
“Surely someone knew this was coming?”
Well, they did.
They just didn’t bother to tell you about it.
Introducing: Roadworks Radar
Your personal roadworks early-warning system
Roadworks Radar cross‑references your saved routes with official Department for Transport data to give you the heads‑up about current and upcoming roadworks.
This allows you to…
- Plan ahead, confidently. Leave earlier or choose a better route before delays hit.
- Arrive on time. Fewer last‑minute surprises means smoother mornings and calmer evenings.
- Maintain your peace of mind. Less stress, fewer excuses — you’ll know what’s coming and when.
How it works
Set up once. Get warned in time.
From setup to roadworks clarity in seconds.
Create your route
Pick your start and end points, tweak the path, and save.
View instantly in your dashboard
Open your route to see live and upcoming works at a glance.
Stay informed
Receive an evening digest of everything due to hit your routes tomorrow.
Why it’s different
Built for commuters, not bureaucracy
- Most roadwork info is made for councils and utility companies — not commuters.
- Satnavs warn you after you’ve already left — when it’s too late to plan.
- Council pages are a maze of links and jargon — hard to scan, easy to miss.
Roadworks Radar is built for one purpose: helping regular drivers avoid everyday chaos.
Effortless to use
Create and manage your routes in seconds — on desktop, tablet, or mobile. No downloads. No setup faff.
Beautiful dashboard
A clean view of all current and upcoming roadworks — powered by an intuitive map + card tool.
Everything you need
What’s happening. Where. When. And why it’s there. All in one place.
24/7 monitoring
We scan official DfT data every second — so if anything changes, you’ll know about it.
Hello fellow commuter 👋
I’m Matt — creator of Roadworks Radar.
For years I’ve been driving to work and getting stuck at temporary traffic lights.
(I’m convinced Worcester’s the capital of roadworks!)
Every time I’d sit there thinking, “If only I’d been given a heads‑up.”
I waited for Google or Waze to do something about it. You’d think with all their fancy tech they’d be able to knock something up no problem.
But no. Nothing.
So, I built it myself.
Now I know exactly what’s coming up on my commute before it happens — it’s like a weather forecast… but for roadworks.
No more surprise queues.
No more grumbling behind the steering wheel.
(And no more awkward chats with my colleagues about why I’m late again 😅)
Pricing
Stress-free commutes for just
Never get caught out by roadworks again
- Access to Route Monitor dashboard
- Three custom routes (e.g. commute, school run, any frequent journey)
- View all current and future roadworks
- Evening email digest with all works starting the following day
- Priority support
- Cancel anytime
Cancel anytime. No commitment.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Directly from the UK Department for Transport’s Street Manager (the official system used by councils and utility companies).
Navigation apps warn you when you’re already on the way. Roadworks Radar is for planning ahead: we watch your saved routes and warn you well in advance (and as soon as emergencies are published).
You get an evening digest with all works due to affect your routes the following day. If emergency works appear during the day, we’ll send an immediate alert.
We reflect the latest signals from Street Manager. We don’t assume a job has started or finished just because a proposed date passes — confirmations from the promoter/council drive status. Cancelled or refused permits are filtered from dashboards (with a short grace period).
We look for works on your route and just beside it. We include a small safety buffer around your saved route so we don’t miss anything important near junctions or bends.
That means you might occasionally see a nearby work that isn’t exactly on your road — we’d rather give you an early heads‑up than keep you in the dark.
Access to the dashboard, evening digests, timely alerts, and up to 3 saved routes (enough for commute + school run + another regular journey).
Yes. You can add, rename, tweak, or delete routes anytime — changes apply immediately to future alerts.
Yes. You’ll sign in first (magic link or Google), then head straight to Stripe Checkout. Billing can be managed later via the Customer Portal.
Absolutely. Manage or cancel your annual plan in the billing portal. You’ll keep access for the remainder of your paid period.
England (Street Manager coverage). We’ll add more regions when high‑quality sources are available.
We focus on A‑roads and local roads across England where day‑to‑day delays tend to bite the most. That’s where Roadworks Radar is most useful for commuters and regular drivers.
Motorways aren’t comprehensively covered as yet. This is because large motorway schemes are usually well publicised and clearly signed well in advance, so you’re unlikely to miss them — while the pain of “surprise” roadworks often happens on everyday routes.
If motorway coverage would help your journeys, let us know — we’ll expand based on demand.
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Tomorrow morning, you could be stuck behind another set of lights…
or you could already know they were coming.
Your call.