A1 Jct 68 southbound entry slip road lane 1 closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 2 seconds
Road: A1 – A1 Southbound Between A692 And A167 Near Washington Birtley
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 3:55 AM
Last updated: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 3:36 PM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM

Latest update: A1 Jct 68 southbound entry slip road lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 54.938904, -1.629777
Latitude span: 54.937419 – 54.940197
Longitude span: -1.629878 – -1.629524
Bounding box centre: 54.938808, -1.629701
Location descriptions: A1 southbound between A692 and A167 near Washington Birtley

A1 southbound access from A692

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: other
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A1 southbound between A692 and A167 near Washington Birtley
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A1
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {325CE8BB-10F5-41FB-A53A-A8331CE32955}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 102 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.938324 -1.629814
54.937425 -1.629526
54.937419 -1.629524

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: A1 southbound access from A692
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A1
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {FC3382CC-EE58-D282-E229-67E023318254}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 33 m
To Distance: 241 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.940077 -1.629846
54.939901 -1.629871
54.939513 -1.629878
54.939118 -1.629872
54.938737 -1.629813
54.938324 -1.629814

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 10
First coordinate pair: -1.629814, 54.938324
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 10

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other
Feed region label: Washington Birtley