A1 Jct 71 Southbound Exit Slip Road Lane 1 Closure

Planned

A1 Jct 71 Southbound Exit Slip Road Lane 1 Closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A1 – A1 Southbound At The Metro Centre Between A694 And A184
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 12:55 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 12:45 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: A1 Jct 71 Southbound Exit Slip Road Lane 1 Closure
Coordinates
54.955910, -1.675915
Latitude span
54.955813 – 54.955992
Longitude span
-1.677350 – -1.674462
Bounding box centre
54.955903, -1.675906
Location descriptions
  • A1 southbound at the Metro Centre between A694 and A184
  • A1 southbound exit for the Metro Centre between A694 and A184
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 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
A1 southbound at the Metro Centre between A694 and A184
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
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F8CED15E-721B-4371-8A1E-C835733EBA4A}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
160 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.955984 -1.676933
54.955951 -1.676809
54.955917 -1.676311
54.955877 -1.675109
54.95585 -1.674812
54.955822 -1.674516
54.955813 -1.674462

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound exit for the Metro Centre between A694 and A184
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
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ED26C026-05EE-4AF8-AC49-DDB883B3212C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
65 m
To Distance
91 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.955992 -1.67735
54.955984 -1.676933
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-1.676933, 54.955984
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
                -1.676809,
                54.955951
            ],
            [
                -1.676311,
                54.955917
            ],
            [
                -1.675109,
                54.955877
            ],
            [
                -1.674812,
                54.95585
            ],
            [
                -1.674516,
                54.955822
            ],
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                -1.674462,
                54.955813
            ],
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                -1.67735,
                54.955992
            ],
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                -1.676933,
                54.955984
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -1.676933,
            54.955984
        ],
        [
            -1.676809,
            54.955951
        ],
        [
            -1.676311,
            54.955917
        ],
        [
            -1.675109,
            54.955877
        ],
        [
            -1.674812,
            54.95585
        ],
        [
            -1.674516,
            54.955822
        ],
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            -1.674462,
            54.955813
        ],
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            -1.67735,
            54.955992
        ],
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            -1.676933,
            54.955984
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 12:55 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 12:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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