Two lengths of Gunnels Wood Road and 503m of Six Hills Way can close for five days from 12 October. New Old Town and town centre parking rules start 19 October.

Two lengths of Gunnels Wood Road and 503m of Six Hills Way can close for five days from Monday 12 October. That is the biggest item in Hertfordshire County Council’s latest notices for the town. Before then, the ten-day Lytton Way and Danesgate order runs to about Wednesday 7 October. Here is the full Stevenage roadworks list for the fortnight ahead, checked on Tuesday 6 October.

  • Lytton Way southbound (227m) and Danesgate westbound (556m) can close until about Wednesday 7 October, the end of a 10-day schedule that began on 28 September.
  • A new 30mph limit on part of Bragbury Lane comes into force on Wednesday 7 October.
  • Gunnels Wood Road (two lengths, 1,092m and 1,143m), Six Hills Way (503m) and Foxfield (234m) can close, except for access, from Monday 12 October, for five days.
  • New parking rules start on Monday 19 October in the Old Town and on the town centre’s on-street bays. Paper tickets go, and Ditchmore Lane gets paid stays over two hours.
  • Hayward Close can close from Wednesday 21 October for seven days, with no alternative route.
  • No A1(M) closures are listed at junctions 6 to 9 between Monday 5 and Sunday 11 October. The junction 7 to 8 speed limit order is in force for about five months of barrier and drainage work.
  • Trains: buses replace late trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City on the nights of 7 and 8 October and again from 19 to 23 October.
  • St George’s multi-storey car park has its north side shut until mid-October. The south side is open.

The Lytton Way, Danesgate and Six Hills Way works all sit on the ring of roads around the town centre, so expect slow journeys to the station and the car parks while the signs are out. This page carries both what is shut over the next few weeks and the things that stay true between updates, including what every council car park charges.

Key dates to 23 October

Stevenage road, parking and travel key dates, 6 to 23 October 2026 A timeline from 6 to 23 October 2026. The A602 Lytton Way southbound and Danesgate westbound can close until about 7 October, the end of a 10-day schedule. A 30mph limit on part of Bragbury Lane starts on 7 October. On the nights of 7 and 8 October buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City. From 12 October the county council intends to close two lengths of Gunnels Wood Road, 503m of Six Hills Way and 234m of Foxfield for five days. St George’s multi-storey north side is shut until mid-October. Early on Sunday 18 October buses replace trains between Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City until 08:25. From 19 October new parking orders take effect in the Old Town High Street, Gates Way, Ditchmore Lane and the town centre on-street bays. From the night of 19 October to the morning of 23 October buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City, 23:59 to 05:10. From 21 October Hayward Close can close for seven days. Stevenage roads, parking and trains: 6 to 23 October 6 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 23 Oct To about Wed 7 Oct A602 Lytton Way southbound and Danesgate westbound can close Wed 7 Oct New 30mph limit on part of Bragbury Lane comes into force Nights of Wed 7 and Thu 8 Oct Buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City From Mon 12 Oct, five days (proposed) Two lengths of Gunnels Wood Road, 503m of Six Hills Way, and Foxfield Early Sun 18 Oct Buses replace trains between Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City until 08:25 From Mon 19 Oct New parking rules: Old Town High Street, Gates Way, Ditchmore Lane, town centre bays Nights of 19 to 23 Oct, 23:59 to 05:10 Buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City From Wed 21 Oct, seven days (proposed) Hayward Close, 210m from Lonsdale Road, no alternative route Sources: Hertfordshire County Council notices of 24 September and 1 October, Stevenage Borough Council notices of 1 October, National Highways 7 day closure report for 5 to 11 October, National Rail. Graphic by Stevenage Today.

Gunnels Wood Road and Six Hills Way: proposed from 12 October

This is the biggest item on the list, on the town’s main industrial road. Hertfordshire County Council intends to make an order closing three lengths of road in Stevenage, except for access, with waiting banned on both sides while the work is on:

  • A1072 Gunnels Wood Road, from the A1070 Six Hills Way roundabout south east to the A602 Broadhall Way roundabout, about 1,092m. The alternative is Six Hills Way, Monkswood Way and Broadhall Way.
  • A1070 Six Hills Way, from the Lytton Way and London Road roundabout south west to the Gunnels Wood Road roundabout, about 503m. The alternative is Lytton Way, Fairlands Way and Gunnels Wood Road.
  • A1072 Gunnels Wood Road, from the Clovelly Way and Bridge Road West roundabout north to the Hitchin Road and Martins Way roundabout, about 1,143m. The alternative is via Gunnels Wood Road, Fairlands Way and Lytton Way or Hitchin Road.

The order would take effect on 12 October 2026, and the works are scheduled to take five days. The same order covers three lanes outside the borough: Boxbury Lane in Walkern, St Marys Church Road in Little Wymondley and Roxley Court Road in Willian. The notice does not say what the works are. The contact is Ben Baylis at Hertfordshire County Council, on 0300 123 4047. It is in the county’s notice of 24 September.

The same notice proposes closing Foxfield, from Featherston Road to Shephall Way, about 234m, except for access, also from 12 October for five days. The signed alternative is Featherston Road and Shephall Way.

These were published as intentions. The county’s notices of 1 and 2 October carry no notice of making for them, so the dates could still move. We will update this page when the signs go up.

Lytton Way and Danesgate: the ten days end about 7 October

Hertfordshire County Council made an order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 prohibiting all vehicles from two lengths of road, and banning waiting on both sides while the work is on:

  • the southbound carriageway of the A602 Lytton Way, from its northernmost junction with Danesgate south eastwards to the A602 Six Hills Way roundabout, about 227m. The signed alternative is Danesgate and Danestrete.
  • the westbound carriageway of Danesgate, from its junction with the road leading from the bus interchange south westwards to its junction with the A602 Lytton Way, about 556m. The signed alternative is Danesgate, Danestrete and the A602 Lytton Way.

The order took effect from 28 September 2026 and the works were scheduled to take 10 days, which runs to about Wednesday 7 October. No completion notice is published, so the signs on site govern. The contact is Rhys Walker at Ringway, on 0300 123 4047. The notice is dated 24 September 2026.

Hayward Close: seven days from 21 October

The county council intends to make an order closing Hayward Close from its junction with Lonsdale Road eastwards, about 210m, from 21 October 2026. The works are scheduled to take seven days. Waiting is banned on both sides while they are on.

  • There is no alternative route, the notice says, but access will be maintained wherever possible.
  • The notice does not say what the works are.
  • The contact is Stewart McKinnon at Ringway, on 01403 215800.

It is in the county’s notice of 1 October.

Bragbury Lane: a new 30mph limit from 7 October

The same notice confirms the county council has made an order introducing a 30mph speed limit on part of Bragbury Lane, Stevenage, in force from Wednesday 7 October 2026. The notice does not say which part. The order and the scheme plan are on the county’s traffic orders page, under Stevenage, reference S00625, until 12 November. Enquiries go to the Project Delivery Team on 0300 123 4047.

New parking rules from 19 October

Stevenage Borough Council made two sets of parking orders on 25 September, and both come into force on Monday 19 October 2026. Both were consulted on over the summer, and the notices of making were published on 1 October.

In the town centre, the on-street bays in Danestrete, Southgate, Swingate, The Quadrant and Westgate move to machines that need no paper ticket, plus pay by phone. New paid bays are created in Eastgate, opposite the rear of Queensway, close to Market Place. The prices do not change: £1.25 for 30 minutes up to £14 for over five hours, 8am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday.

In the Old Town:

  • High Street, Gates Way to Trinity Road: two-hour bays, no return within three hours, with a resident permit exception
  • Gates Way: double yellow lines along its whole length
  • High Street, outside The Old Bank: a new loading bay
  • High Street, near the Millennium Gardens: a new disabled bay, two hours, no return within three
  • Ditchmore Lane: the first two hours stay free, then £3 for three hours, £4.50 for four, £6 for five and £14 all day

We have the full detail, including the permit prices, in our story on the changes.

St George’s multi-storey: the north side is shut to mid-October

Stevenage Borough Council said on 11 September that the north side of St George’s multi-storey car park would close from Sunday 13 September until mid-October, so the flooring on levels 1 to 5 can be resurfaced. When we checked on 6 October the council had posted no reopening notice.

  • The car park stays open. Only the north side is affected.
  • The council says capacity will be “slightly reduced” while the work is done.
  • If you park on the south side you can cross to the north section from level 5.

St George’s is the town’s biggest council car park at 996 spaces, and the tariff is unchanged at £7.10 for a stay over five hours. The cheapest alternatives are in the Old Town at £4.00 a day, and the full list of tariffs is further down this page.

St George’s is also one of the two car parks Swimming Centre users are told to use while the pool’s own car park is a building site, until spring 2028. We have the detail in our story on the new leisure centre.

Lister Hospital bays and the Bedwell Crescent lines: decisions awaited

Two smaller orders the council proposed on 10 September closed for objections on 2 October. One would move the pay and display bays on Corey’s Mill Lane and the B197 North Road, by Lister Hospital, to pay-by-plate and pay by phone, at the same prices: £2.30 for an hour, £3.60 for two and £5.40 for three. The other would add no waiting at any time on parts of Bedwell Crescent by Fairlands Way and on Lismore, Longfields, Oakfields and Oakfields Close. Neither has been made yet. The plans are on the council’s proposed traffic orders page.

What is closed, and when

Redcar Drive: the six-month parking ban is now made

The county council has made the order banning waiting at any time on both sides of a 185m length of Redcar Drive, starting 25m south west of the Rutherford Close and Clovelly Way roundabout, as the county’s 3 September notice confirms.

  • It came into effect on 7 September 2026, so it is live now.
  • The works behind it are scheduled to take six months.
  • The reason given is residential development works nearby.
  • The contact named on the notice is Jack Parker at Keepmoat Homes Limited.

Housebuilding on this scale usually leaves a trail on the borough’s planning register.

Collenswood Road: experimental no waiting since 1 October

Stevenage Borough Council, acting as agent for the county council, has made an experimental order introducing no waiting at any time on parts of Collenswood Road. It came into force on 1 October 2026 and can run for up to 18 months.

The point of an experimental order is that the restriction goes in first and the argument happens afterwards. The council says the scheme is for “assessing the effectiveness of parking restrictions”, will monitor the effects and may amend them. Objections to making it permanent can be sent in writing until 1 April 2027, to the Parking Management Officer, Darren Nottingham, on 01438 242242 or tro@stevenage.gov.uk. The sealed order, the statement of reasons and the plans showing the exact lengths can be seen at Daneshill House.

Why “18 months” does not mean 18 months

Almost every one of these orders says it is “valid for a period of 18 months”. That is the legal life of the order, not the length of the closure. Each order also gives the works a scheduled duration in days or months, and each says the closure “will only take effect on the days and times indicated by signs on or near the Road”. So the council has permission for 18 months and expects to need five days on Gunnels Wood Road. The signs on site are what actually governs.

The A1(M): no closures this week, the 40mph works under way

National Highways lists no closures on the A1(M) at junctions 6 to 9 between Monday 5 and Sunday 11 October. That is from its closure report for that week, downloaded on 6 October. The nearest entries were the junction 10 slip roads at Baldock, closed overnight on Monday 5 October, which has finished.

National Highways has made the order imposing a temporary speed limit of 40mph or 50mph, for 24 hours daily, and allowing hard shoulder running, on the A1(M) between the town’s two junctions:

  • northbound, from the exit slip road at junction 7 to the entry slip road at junction 8
  • southbound, from the exit slip road at junction 8 to the entry slip road at junction 7

The notice of the made order, published on 17 September, says it came into force on Monday 21 September 2026 and can run for up to eighteen months, or until the works are finished, whichever is sooner. The works were due to start on or after Wednesday 30 September and are expected to take approximately five months, for safety barrier and drainage repairs. A speed limit is only enforceable once the signs are up, so watch for the signs rather than the calendar. Enquiries go to Steve Cox at National Highways in Bedford, on 07764 971192. Our full write-up is here.

National Highways adds nights and slip roads between editions, so check the closure report again before you travel.

Trains: late-night buses this week and from 19 October

National Rail’s engineering work pages, and Great Northern’s own listings, carry these changes around Stevenage over the next fortnight. Daytime services on weekdays are not affected by any of them.

When What changes
Nights of Wed 7 and Thu 8 October From about 23:45 to 05:10, buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City. London to Cambridge and Peterborough trains divert non-stop via Hertford North, with longer journeys.
Saturday night 10 to Sunday 11 October From the end of Saturday’s service, about 01:15, buses replace trains between Welwyn Garden City or Hertford North and Letchworth Garden City.
Saturday night 17 to Sunday 18 October From about 01:20 until 08:25 on Sunday, buses replace trains between Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City, Royston and Peterborough. Some late trains from King’s Cross and Moorgate terminate at Stevenage.
Nights of Monday 19 to Friday 23 October From 23:59 to 05:10, buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City. Trains between London and Cambridge, Peterborough and King’s Lynn divert non-stop via Hertford North, with longer journeys.

The next full weekend closure published for this line is Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November, under the East Coast Digital Programme, which is replacing 1970s lineside signals with in-cab digital signalling between King’s Cross and Peterborough. Each phase needs a whole weekend possession rather than a reduced service. Our write-up of the August closure explains how one of these weekends works, and our Stevenage train times page covers the normal service.

Where to check live

  • Hertfordshire County Council’s roadworks map covers everything on borough and county roads, including utility works, with dates and traffic management for each. It is linked from the county’s roadworks and road closures page.
  • National Highways covers the A1(M) itself. County road closures do not appear there and motorway closures do not appear on the county map, so on a bad morning you need both.
  • Intalink carries bus information for the whole of Hertfordshire, including stop-level service updates when a road is closed.
  • Copies of the traffic orders above can be inspected free of charge at Farnham House, Stevenage, 9am to 5pm on weekdays.

The longer-term picture

Stevenage was laid out for the car, with dual carriageways, roundabouts and underpasses designed in from 1946, and that mostly still works. The pinch points are where the town meets the national network: junction 7 of the A1(M) in the south, reached along the A602 Broadhall Way, and junction 8 in the north, on the A602 Hitchin Road. One incident on either, and the town’s own roads fill up.

Old Town High Street improvements. Work continues along the High Street from the underpass at Sish Lane to the mini-roundabout on Letchmore Road. Stevenage Borough Council’s own description of the scheme is new paving, a new pedestrian crossing, a reconfigured junction to replace the existing mini-roundabout and slow vehicles down, resurfacing, and a new tree once the work finishes. The council publishes no completion date. Details are on the council’s Old Town page.

A1(M) junctions 7 and 8: needed, costed, not funded. The council’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan of October 2025 identifies improvements to the northbound and southbound on-slips and the southbound off-slip at junction 7, and the northbound on-slip at junction 8. It puts the cost at £16 million, £8 million each, with £0 secured.

No third lane is coming. The A1(M) between junction 6 at Welwyn and junction 8 north of Stevenage is two lanes each way, with three lanes either side of that stretch. National Highways had planned a smart motorway upgrade to three lanes through here. The same council document records that new smart motorways were dropped from government road plans, so the schemes earmarked for the 2025 to 2030 investment period “will now not go ahead”. The plan is candid that the two-lane section will reach capacity within the life of the Local Plan.

A602 improvements: done. Hertfordshire County Council secured £19.4 million for capacity and traffic-flow work on the A602 between Stevenage and Ware, and the council’s plan records that improvements to eight junctions were delivered, with construction starting in June 2020. That is the east-west route through the south of the town, so it is the one that carries most inter-urban traffic.

Lytton Way may change shape. The Stevenage Station Gateway work includes an option to downgrade Lytton Way, the road between the station and the town centre, to bus and taxi traffic only, with an at-grade crossing from the station. Nothing is committed, but it is the single change that would alter how you drive to the station.

What a full day’s parking costs

Stevenage Borough Council runs twelve car parks. Their all-day rates are further apart than most people realise, and the two cheapest are a short walk from the Old Town High Street.

Cost of a full day’s parking in Stevenage by car park Horizontal bars showing all-day parking costs. Primett Road North and Church Lane North are cheapest at 4 pounds. The Forum, Southgate, St George’s Way multi-storey and Westgate multi-storey are 7 pounds 10. Danesgate is 10 pounds 50 if you arrive before 8:30am. Railway North and Railway South are 12 pounds. Town centre on-street pay and display is 14 pounds for over five hours. A full weekday’s parking, council tariffs Primett Road North Church Lane North The Forum Southgate St George’s Way Westgate Danesgate Railway North Railway South On-street, town centre £4.00 £4.00 £7.10 £7.10 £7.10 £7.10 £10.50 £12.00 £12.00 £14.00 Source: Stevenage Borough Council car park pages, rechecked 22 August 2026. Danesgate is £7.10 if you arrive after 8:30am.

The detail behind those bars:

  • Primett Road North, Old Town: £1.50 for an hour, £2.10 for two, £3.00 for three, and £4.00 for anything over five hours. Between 4pm and 6am, and all day Sunday, it is £1.10.
  • Church Lane North, Old Town: the first hour is free, then £2.10 for two hours, £3.00 for three and £4.00 beyond that. £1.10 in the evenings and at weekends.
  • St George’s Way multi-storey (996 spaces) and Westgate multi-storey: £1.20 for 30 minutes, £2.30 an hour, £3.50 for two, £4.70 for three, £6.00 for five and £7.10 over five hours, Monday to Saturday daytime. £2.60 overnight, £2.50 on Sundays.
  • The Forum (300 spaces): the same ladder from £2.30 an hour up to £7.10, 7am to 7pm.
  • Southgate (211 spaces): a flat £7.10 for any length of stay between 6am and 7pm, £2.60 otherwise.
  • Danesgate: £10.50 for any stay starting between 6am and 6pm on a weekday, but £7.10 if you arrive after 8:30am. £7.10 on Saturdays, £2.60 evenings and Sundays.
  • Railway North (627 spaces) and Railway South (123 spaces): £7.80 up to six hours, £12.00 for six to 24 hours, £4.50 on Sundays.

Every council car park uses number plate recognition on the barriers, and the pay stations take cards only, no cash. Blue badge holders without a season pass pay the normal tariff in the car parks. Normal charges apply on bank holidays in the council’s car parks. On-street is the other way round: the draft town centre order excludes bank holidays and public holidays from charging.

On-street, and the free option

Town centre on-street pay and display covers Danestrete, Marshgate, Southgate, The Quadrant, Swingate and the roads behind Westgate. It is chargeable Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm, and free at all other times including Sundays. Blue badge holders park free for as long as they need.

Stay Price
Up to 30 minutes £1.25
Up to 1 hour £2.50
Up to 2 hours £3.80
Up to 3 hours £5.00
Up to 4 hours £6.50
Up to 5 hours £8.00
Over 5 hours £14.00

Those are the prices the council’s own pay and display page carried when we checked it on 1 September. From Monday 19 October the way you pay changes, the price does not. The council has made the order replacing paper tickets with machines that read your registration, plus pay by phone, on the bays in Danestrete, Southgate, Swingate, The Quadrant and Westgate. It also creates new paid bays in Eastgate, close to Market Place.

The Old Town’s free bays change on 19 October too. The council has made orders creating two-hour bays, with a resident permit exception, on the High Street between Gates Way and Trinity Road, double yellow lines along Gates Way, a loading bay outside The Old Bank and a disabled bay near the Millennium Gardens. In Ditchmore Lane the first two hours stay free, and longer stays will be allowed for a fee: £3 for three hours up to £14 all day. Resident permits cost £68 a year for a first vehicle on paper, £62 virtual. Our story on the changes has the full list.

The Old Town is still the free option for short stays. On-street bays on the High Street, Bell Lane, Church Lane, Drapers Way, Primett Road, Walkern Road and part of Basils Road cost nothing. The catch is the time limit: three hours on most of them, two hours on the High Street north of Drapers Way, Bell Lane and Basils Road, with no return within four hours in every case. Blue badge holders are exempt. Five dedicated disabled bays sit on the High Street.

Around Lister Hospital, pay and display on Corey’s Mill Lane and North Road runs Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 7:30pm at £2.30 for an hour, £3.60 for two and £5.40 for three, with three hours the maximum stay. It is free before 7:30am, after 7:30pm and on Sundays. For a longer visit, use the pay-on-foot car park inside the hospital site.

Season passes

If you park in town regularly, the monthly pass usually wins:

Pass Covers Price
Railway Every town centre and Old Town car park, including Railway North and South £175 a month
Town Centre Danesgate, Daneshill, Southgate, St George’s, Westgate £100 a month
Old Town Primett Road North and South, Church Lane North and South £55 a month
Blue Badge Every council car park £65 a year

At £55 a month the Old Town pass beats paying £4.00 a day from about the fourteenth visit onwards.

Paying, and which app

Stevenage is live on the National Parking Platform, so you are not forced into one company’s app. RingGo, JustPark and PayByPhone all work on the council’s on-street bays: enter the location code in whichever you already have. Problems with a machine go to TRO@stevenage.gov.uk or 01438 218846.

Cycling instead

Stevenage’s segregated cycleway network was built in with the town, with its own underpasses and bridges, and the council’s infrastructure plan says the extensive segregated infrastructure leaves the town “better equipped than many towns to facilitate safe and convenient cycling”. The plan is honest about the gaps too. It flags conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians, inadequate cycle parking and missing links, and identifies eight new cycle routes needed to connect growth areas to the main network, plus a cycle hub at the railway station with parking, hire and repair. Railway North already has 80 secure bike spaces in a Spokesafe compound.

Frequently asked questions

What roads are closed in Stevenage this week?

The southbound carriageway of the A602 Lytton Way and the westbound carriageway of Danesgate can close until about Wednesday 7 October, the end of a 10-day schedule. From Monday 12 October the county council intends to close two lengths of Gunnels Wood Road, 503m of Six Hills Way and 234m of Foxfield for five days. National Highways lists no A1(M) closures at junctions 6 to 9 up to Sunday 11 October. The north side of St George’s multi-storey car park is shut until mid-October. Signs on site give the exact days and times.

Is anything closing in Stevenage in October?

Yes. Gunnels Wood Road, Six Hills Way and Foxfield can close for five days from 12 October, and Hayward Close for seven days from 21 October, with no alternative route. A 30mph limit on part of Bragbury Lane starts on 7 October. New parking rules in the Old Town and the town centre start on 19 October. The A1(M) works between junctions 7 and 8 last about five months.

Are trains running normally through Stevenage?

In the daytime on weekdays, yes. On the nights of 7 and 8 October, and from 19 to 23 October, buses replace late trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City. Early on Sunday 18 October buses replace trains between Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City until 08:25. The next full weekend closure published is on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November, under the East Coast Digital Programme.

Is the A1(M) speed limit changing at Stevenage?

Yes, temporarily. National Highways has made an order imposing a 40mph or 50mph limit for 24 hours a day between junctions 7 and 8, with hard shoulder running. The order came into force on 21 September 2026, and the works, due to start on or after 30 September, are expected to take about five months, for safety barrier and drainage repairs.

Is St George’s multi-storey car park open?

Yes, but only in part. The north side has been shut since Sunday 13 September, until mid-October, while levels 1 to 5 are resurfaced. The south side is open, and you can cross to the north section from level 5. The council says capacity will be slightly reduced.

Is Stevenage town centre parking changing?

The way you pay is. From Monday 19 October 2026, paper tickets go from the on-street bays in Danestrete, Southgate, Swingate, The Quadrant and Westgate, replaced by pay-by-plate machines and pay by phone. New paid bays open in Eastgate. The prices stay the same. A similar change at the Corey’s Mill Lane and B197 North Road bays by Lister Hospital closed for objections on 2 October and has not been made yet.

Where is the cheapest parking in Stevenage?

Primett Road North and Church Lane North in the Old Town, both £4.00 for a full day. Church Lane North also gives you the first hour free. The Old Town’s on-street bays are free altogether, with a two or three hour limit.

Is parking free in Stevenage Old Town?

Yes, on-street. High Street, Bell Lane, Church Lane, Drapers Way, Primett Road and part of Walkern Road and Basils Road are free, with a maximum stay of two or three hours depending on the section and no return within four hours. From 19 October 2026 the High Street between Gates Way and Trinity Road gets two-hour bays with a resident permit exception, and Ditchmore Lane charges for stays over two hours.

How much is parking at Stevenage station?

£7.80 for up to six hours and £12.00 for six to 24 hours in Railway North or Railway South, £4.50 on Sundays, or £175 a month for a Railway season pass.

Which junctions serve Stevenage on the A1(M)?

Junction 7 in the south, via the A602 Broadhall Way, and junction 8 in the north, via the A602 Hitchin Road.

Is the A1(M) being widened at Stevenage?

No. The planned smart motorway upgrade to three lanes between junctions 6 and 8 was dropped from government road plans, and the junction 7 and 8 improvements that remain identified are costed at £16 million with none of it secured.

Can I pay for Stevenage parking with RingGo?

Yes. The council joined the National Parking Platform, so RingGo, JustPark and PayByPhone all work on its on-street bays.

Sources

Closures move and tariffs change. The signs on the road are what governs on the day. Closures and trains last checked 6 October 2026; on-street tariffs 1 September 2026; car park tariffs 22 August 2026.