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A49 both directions Newton Road roundabout to Hereford city link road carriageway closure

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A49 both directions Newton Road roundabout to Hereford city link road carriageway closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:52 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 8 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A49 – A49 Northbound Between A438 Near Hereford (North) And B4224
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Singlecarriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:52 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: A49 both directions Newton Road roundabout to Hereford city link road carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.063304, -2.717297
Latitude span
52.062440 – 52.064236
Longitude span
-2.717762 – -2.716780
Bounding box centre
52.063338, -2.717271
Location descriptions
  • A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:52 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 8 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
A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EAB4789B-C401-4571-BC31-ED421F2E7036}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
81 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.062478 -2.717747
52.062631 -2.717687
52.062994 -2.717521
52.06318 -2.7174

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3EB06A64-E6A3-4CCD-8743-B216CF8AE04B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
69 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.063389 -2.717262
52.06348 -2.717199
52.063637 -2.71709
52.063967 -2.716863

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0BD2EC7F-2D5F-4439-9ACD-BF6D226BB690}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
3 m
To Distance
7 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.06244 -2.717762
52.062478 -2.717747

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C1C7568B-E116-4CCD-B529-BBBE91969A9B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.063281 -2.717333
52.063389 -2.717262

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2303CF6D-797F-4412-8A26-853E9674D9EA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
30 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.063967 -2.716863
52.064165 -2.716807
52.064236 -2.71678

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A49 northbound between A438 near Hereford (north) and B4224
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{81139C07-6518-4B33-82D8-3008E95193BC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.06318 -2.7174
52.063281 -2.717333
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.717747, 52.062478
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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            -2.717747,
            52.062478
        ],
        [
            -2.717687,
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Hereford
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:52 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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