A1 Jct 79 northbound entry slip road lane 2 closure

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A1 Jct 79 northbound entry slip road lane 2 closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A1 – A1 Northbound Between A1056 And A19
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 2:48 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:46 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A1 Jct 79 northbound entry slip road lane 2 closure
Coordinates
55.037394, -1.629029
Latitude span
55.035240 – 55.040766
Longitude span
-1.629584 – -1.628755
Bounding box centre
55.038003, -1.629170
Location descriptions
  • A1 northbound between A1056 and A19
  • A1 northbound access from A1056
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 12, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A1056 and A19
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A9772824-CC87-4B34-A410-01C9E4ACF26C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
256 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
55.038501 -1.628856
55.039683 -1.629246
55.039705 -1.629253
55.040766 -1.629584

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound access from A1056
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C8302139-CDEA-4581-8AD1-9CF72F27B019}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
10 m
To Distance
378 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
55.03524 -1.629359
55.035327 -1.629311
55.03558 -1.629171
55.035751 -1.629085
55.03611 -1.628943
55.036393 -1.628858
55.036725 -1.628797
55.036901 -1.628769
55.03709 -1.628755
55.037667 -1.62877
55.038367 -1.628844
55.038501 -1.628856
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.628856, 55.038501
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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                55.040766
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                55.035327
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            [
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            ],
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                -1.628844,
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            ],
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            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.628856,
            55.038501
        ],
        [
            -1.629246,
            55.039683
        ],
        [
            -1.629253,
            55.039705
        ],
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            55.040766
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            55.037667
        ],
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            55.038367
        ],
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            55.038501
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 2:48 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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