Waze provide two systems for closing major roads without altering the map, and these should be used for any temporary planned closures such as roadworks. Road closures will appear on the Livemap and in the client, and will affect routing. Closures are also visible in the WME, but can only be added or modified by a rank 3 editor. (Updated December, 2015)

1. For straight-forward closures, a request can be made in the UK Editor Requests forum, and it will be processed the same way as unlocks. Please be sure to provide all the information needed to add the closure.

2. For more complicated closures, for example for daily/nightly closures, the Road Closure Form can still be used. A small team of volunteers will verify the details and make it happen. Please submit details at least a week before the closure is due to start. [deprecated]

If you're not sure which to use, stick with the first option. An higher ranked editor may refer you to the form if that is more appropriate.

Closure Notes:
• This is only for complete road closures, and not lane closures or traffic lights.
• Closures longer than 6 months will need to entered as multiple closures.
• Major events, such as carnivals or road races, should still be submitted via the Major Events form.
• Scheduled restrictions should no longer be used for this purpose, as they are not visible to users.
• Once a closure is added to one or more segments, they cannot be edited until after the closure.
• Do not split a segment and then try to add a closure - this will not work.

Warnings:
• Online sources of roadworks are occasionally incorrect, and describe closures that may not happen. Try to verify the closure with multiple references, with on-site information where possible.
• Do not be tempted to add real-time closures for accidents and incidents. They are exceedingly difficult to monitor and keep up-to-date.

For complicated or long-term closures (say, longer than a week), it may be helpful to add a User Report to the map to alert other editors about it.

You can now also request closure rights for your area.

If you have any questions or comments, please post them below.