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A47 both directions Lowestoft Bascule Bridge carriageway closure

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A47 both directions Lowestoft Bascule Bridge carriageway closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:37 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 23 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A12 – A47 (Bascule Bridge) Westbound Between A12 Lowestoft And A1144
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:37 PM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 11:37 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: A47 both directions Lowestoft Bascule Bridge carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.473220, 1.749892
Latitude span
52.472451 – 52.473615
Longitude span
1.749499 – 1.750136
Bounding box centre
52.473033, 1.749818
Location descriptions
  • A47 (Bascule Bridge) westbound between A12 Lowestoft and A1144
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:37 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 23 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

Segment 1

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A47 (Bascule Bridge) westbound between A12 Lowestoft and A1144
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C199148C-106A-4D56-B813-0B4C445F2663}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.473492 1.749991
52.473493 1.749992
52.47359 1.750106
52.473615 1.750136

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A47 (Bascule Bridge) westbound between A12 Lowestoft and A1144
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{19EAAA90-A658-499F-9762-EDC9F7030A27}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.473412 1.749986
52.473439 1.749988
52.473492 1.749991

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A47 (Bascule Bridge) westbound between A12 Lowestoft and A1144
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
A47
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3A57EC3F-0BEA-412F-8107-FC7A0169C520}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
21 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.473171 1.749874
52.473253 1.749901
52.473335 1.749934
52.473358 1.74995

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A47 (Bascule Bridge) westbound between A12 Lowestoft and A1144
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
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ACAA3DB1-E2F1-496E-AD5C-119C5EC7E000}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
65 m
To Distance
150 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.472451 1.749499
52.472468 1.749529
52.47262 1.74965
52.472825 1.749727
52.473171 1.749874

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A47 (Bascule Bridge) westbound between A12 Lowestoft and A1144
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F5D99C6C-89F0-4A1B-AAC5-A91F22F1B0A2}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.473358 1.74995
52.473412 1.749986
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
1.749991, 52.473492
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:37 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 11:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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