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A421 eastbound A600 Interchange to Cardington lane 1 closure

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A421 eastbound A600 Interchange to Cardington lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 35 minutes 1 second
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Within The A603 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:57 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 10:13 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 10:35 PM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound A600 Interchange to Cardington lane 1 closure
Coordinates
52.123292, -0.422542
Latitude span
52.117869 – 52.130145
Longitude span
-0.434238 – -0.414684
Bounding box centre
52.124007, -0.424461
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound within the A603 junction
  • A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
  • A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EDA9BAD7-B582-44FD-BD75-8C84593114E0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
91 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.124054 -0.420234
52.124089 -0.420189
52.124602 -0.419528

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
324 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.127778 -0.416304
52.127787 -0.416303
52.128277 -0.415921
52.128668 -0.415629
52.12947 -0.41506
52.130145 -0.414684

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
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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52.126623 -0.417331
52.126854 -0.417111
52.127387 -0.416639
52.127467 -0.416563

Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
447 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.122388 -0.422688
52.122916 -0.421837
52.123189 -0.421433
52.123604 -0.420834
52.123957 -0.420354

Segment 5

15 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CE9F674E-16D0-4D32-B50F-5C29D6247B88}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
11 m
To Distance
744 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.119587 -0.428527
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52.12005 -0.427372
52.120311 -0.426764
52.120608 -0.426081
52.120826 -0.425606
52.121133 -0.424982
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-0.420354, 52.123957
Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
47
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:57 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 10:13 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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