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A5 southbound Portway lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 76/8)

Planned

A5 southbound Portway lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 76/8)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A5 – A5 Southbound Between A422 And A509
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:57 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 1:47 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A5 southbound Portway lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 76/8)
Coordinates
52.038489, -0.783425
Latitude span
52.034522 – 52.042713
Longitude span
-0.790255 – -0.777099
Bounding box centre
52.038618, -0.783677
Location descriptions
  • A5 southbound between A422 and A509
  • A5 southbound within the A509 junction
  • A5 southbound between A509 and A421
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A422 and A509
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{82DD27CA-DE08-4EF1-B194-CCAFC35697A6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
683 m
To Distance
936 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.042713 -0.790255
52.042691 -0.790212
52.042442 -0.789723
52.042002 -0.788904
52.041563 -0.788114
52.041267 -0.787626
52.041197 -0.787511

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound within the A509 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DAF7F14B-8C21-4507-9029-0004E69D13F0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
292 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.037014 -0.781253
52.036347 -0.780195
52.036336 -0.780178
52.03621 -0.779978
52.035902 -0.77945
52.035597 -0.778959
52.035167 -0.778213

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound within the A509 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2C264D97-76CD-42D3-9029-4CC2FE8E07D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.037782 -0.782457
52.037014 -0.781253

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A422 and A509
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D9DFD4AF-C2E1-42C3-ABC0-64FE4E53130F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
80 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.041197 -0.787511
52.040676 -0.786694

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound within the A509 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ECFF65AD-B45D-402C-A5B4-86A138442FA1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
433 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.040676 -0.786694
52.040384 -0.78625
52.040155 -0.785906
52.04 -0.785692
52.039763 -0.785363
52.03885 -0.784046
52.038632 -0.783746
52.037782 -0.782457

Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A509 and A421
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FDD4429D-2776-4DD0-A272-4EA348AEE373}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
104 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.035167 -0.778213
52.034865 -0.777696
52.0347 -0.777409
52.034535 -0.777122
52.034522 -0.777099
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-0.790255, 52.042713
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:57 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 1:47 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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