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A38 westbound Saltash Tunnel to Carkeel Roundabout carriageway closed

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A38 westbound Saltash Tunnel to Carkeel Roundabout carriageway closed

Start time
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:10 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A38 – A38 Eastbound Between B3271 Near Plymouth (West) And B3271 Near Plymouth (East)
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:11 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 11:26 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: A38 westbound Saltash Tunnel to Carkeel Roundabout carriageway closed
Coordinates
50.410631, -4.212833
Latitude span
50.408583 – 50.413508
Longitude span
-4.216617 – -4.207918
Bounding box centre
50.411046, -4.212268
Location descriptions
  • A38 eastbound between B3271 near Plymouth (west) and B3271 near Plymouth (east)
  • A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:10 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 50 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

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3 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 eastbound between B3271 near Plymouth (west) and B3271 near Plymouth (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
51 m
To Distance
82 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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Gml Srs Name
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
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Linear Element Model
The Network Model
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Linear Element Type
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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50.410131 -4.212909
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Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.4126 -4.215947
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Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
44 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.410265 -4.213154
50.41047 -4.213483
50.410549 -4.213599

Segment 8

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.410124 -4.212894

Segment 9

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
152 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 10

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 11

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 12

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A38 westbound between B3271 near Plymouth (east) and B3271 near Plymouth (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A38
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
115 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
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Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Plymouth
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:11 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 11:26 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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