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The A479 in Powys is open again between Cwmdu and Talgarth after a fallen tree

Traffic Wales had the road through the Black Mountains shut both ways from 03:25 after a tree came down. The closure notice came off its live list before 07:42.

Louise Pryce · · updated

Archive article. Published on Thu 3 Sept, 07:15. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.

The A479 at Cwmdu, where a fallen tree closed the road between Cwmdu and Talgarth. Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph (geograph.org.uk/photo/7959342) and Wikimedia Commons

The A479 at Cwmdu, where a fallen tree closed the road between Cwmdu and Talgarth. Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph (geograph.org.uk/photo/7959342) and Wikimedia Commons

Original photographCC BY-SA 2.0

The A479 between Cwmdu and Talgarth, in Powys, is open again. Traffic Wales had the road through the Black Mountains shut in both directions this morning after a fallen tree. It has since taken the closure notice down, which is how Traffic Wales shows a road that has been cleared.

Traffic Wales first published the alert at 03:25, recorded a full closure, and expected it to be cleared the same day. It published no diversion and no reopening time.

Update, 3 September 2026, 07:49

This story was filed at 07:15 when Traffic Wales still had the A479 closed both ways. The notice has since come down and the headline and copy have been updated.

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