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Roadworks in Barnsley by area

Across the areas we cover there are 3 roadworks on now and 1 booked for the next month, and 2 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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3roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
1coming upbooked for the next 30 days
2road closureson now or coming up
2closures this week and next2 in the next 7 days

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Busiest right now: Ingbirchworth (1), Shafton Two Gates (1) and Elsecar (1). The middle Barnsley area has 0, and 46 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Ingbirchworth (1) and Shafton Two Gates (1).

Every area, ranked

1IngbirchworthS361101
2Shafton Two GatesS721101
3ElsecarS74110–
4GrimethorpeS72101–
5RoystonS71110–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 0 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closed now

Park ViewWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementShafton Two GatesUntil 21 OctOpenreach
New Row LaneA new connection to a building in the road and on the vergeIngbirchworthUntil 23 OctNorthern Powergrid

2 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Northern Powergrid250%
Openreach125%
Yorkshire Water125%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Barnsley publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Barnsley have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Ingbirchworth (1), Shafton Two Gates (1), Elsecar (1), Grimethorpe (1) and Royston (1). The middle area has 0.

Which roads are closed in Barnsley this week?

2 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Park View in Shafton Two Gates and New Row Lane in Ingbirchworth. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Barnsley?

Of the 4 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Northern Powergrid (2), Openreach (1) and Yorkshire Water (1). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.