A1 Jct 67 to Jct 66 southbound lane 1 and 2 closure

Planned

A1 Jct 67 to Jct 66 southbound lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A1 – A1 Southbound Within The A167 Near Washington Birtley Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:51 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 9:06 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A1 Jct 67 to Jct 66 southbound lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
54.915742, -1.594682
Latitude span
54.911529 – 54.919945
Longitude span
-1.603821 – -1.584690
Bounding box centre
54.915737, -1.594256
Location descriptions
  • A1 southbound within the A167 near Washington Birtley junction
  • A1 southbound between A692 and A167 near Washington Birtley
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound within the A167 near Washington Birtley junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8476FEC6-6F10-43FA-B247-E93EF94F418F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.91168 -1.585261
54.911529 -1.58469

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound within the A167 near Washington Birtley junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E00C703A-1E08-4550-B533-57A6099C9D00}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
176 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.912354 -1.58775
54.912181 -1.587159
54.912042 -1.58663
54.91168 -1.585261

Segment 3

18 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A692 and A167 near Washington Birtley
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D8275A0C-5E12-4B42-ACE8-3CB47C2C79B1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
710 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.918295 -1.599002
54.917618 -1.598039
54.917348 -1.597683
54.91705 -1.597311
54.916698 -1.596847
54.916671 -1.596811
54.916292 -1.596305
54.916058 -1.595929
54.916049 -1.595915
54.915724 -1.595448
54.915372 -1.59491
54.915106 -1.594433
54.914874 -1.593994
54.914564 -1.593398
54.914083 -1.592387
54.91391 -1.592012

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound within the A167 near Washington Birtley junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{000DFFAD-7D43-4692-952A-C1D53326EC83}
Linear Element Type
B 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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54.913547 -1.591217
54.913297 -1.590568
54.913035 -1.589884
54.912928 -1.589569
54.912813 -1.589261
54.912489 -1.588186
54.912354 -1.58775

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A692 and A167 near Washington Birtley
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E515B57D-79B0-28DD-1A05-F86D80EDD553}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
209 m
To Distance
528 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.919731 -1.602813
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54.91925 -1.600964
54.91913 -1.600661
54.919013 -1.600384
54.918771 -1.59985
54.918594 -1.59948
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-1.585261, 54.911680
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Washington Birtley junction
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:51 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 9:06 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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