A1 Nortbound Morpeth to Espley lane 2 closure

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A1 Nortbound Morpeth to Espley lane 2 closure

Start time
Sat, Mar 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A1 – A1 Northbound Between A197 And A697
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 11:11 AM
Last updated
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 5:48 AM
Cleared
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: A1 Nortbound Morpeth to Espley lane 2 closure
Coordinates
55.186414, -1.715692
Latitude span
55.181607 – 55.191625
Longitude span
-1.715921 – -1.715352
Bounding box centre
55.186616, -1.715637
Location descriptions
  • A1 northbound between A197 and A697
  • A1 northbound between A697 and A1068
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Mar 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Mar 8, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A197 and A697
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2B4C4600-5C99-4A6A-9B96-53319CD3127E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
55.186909 -1.715697
55.187108 -1.715685
55.188123 -1.715631

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A697 and A1068
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B2884BE7-0A09-49BE-8542-1375E9F61500}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
105 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
55.190675 -1.715424
55.191043 -1.715406
55.191625 -1.715352

Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A197 and A697
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6B2D60DB-2A47-4C79-92FA-F15030774594}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
7 m
To Distance
598 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
55.181607 -1.715921
55.18169 -1.715912
55.182867 -1.715856
55.183262 -1.715838
55.183505 -1.71582
55.184017 -1.715801
55.184376 -1.715798
55.184628 -1.715797
55.18541 -1.715775
55.185652 -1.715758
55.185877 -1.715756
55.185958 -1.715756
55.186909 -1.715697

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A697 and A1068
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{28EBBB6B-D194-48C8-8C6E-BAFBA299D965}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
55.188123 -1.715631
55.188276 -1.715629
55.18921 -1.715544
55.190675 -1.715424
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-1.715697, 55.186909
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 11:11 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 5:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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