A1 Jct 68 southbound entry slip road lane 1 closure

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A1 Jct 68 southbound entry slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 17, 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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 2:50 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:41 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 16, 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
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 17, 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
54.940197 -1.629812
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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                -1.629526,
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            ],
            [
                -1.629524,
                54.937419
            ],
            [
                -1.629812,
                54.940197
            ],
            [
                -1.629846,
                54.940077
            ],
            [
                -1.629871,
                54.939901
            ],
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                -1.629878,
                54.939513
            ],
            [
                -1.629872,
                54.939118
            ],
            [
                -1.629813,
                54.938737
            ],
            [
                -1.629814,
                54.938324
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.629814,
            54.938324
        ],
        [
            -1.629526,
            54.937425
        ],
        [
            -1.629524,
            54.937419
        ],
        [
            -1.629812,
            54.940197
        ],
        [
            -1.629846,
            54.940077
        ],
        [
            -1.629871,
            54.939901
        ],
        [
            -1.629878,
            54.939513
        ],
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            -1.629872,
            54.939118
        ],
        [
            -1.629813,
            54.938737
        ],
        [
            -1.629814,
            54.938324
        ]
    ]
]
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
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 2:50 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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