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A1 northbound Sandy to Tempsford lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 79/8)

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A1 northbound Sandy to Tempsford lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 79/8)

Start time
Wed, Jun 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 45 minutes 1 second
Road
A1 – A1 Northbound Between A603 And A421
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
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, May 1, 2026 11:36 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 2:33 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 2:45 AM
  • Latest update: A1 northbound Sandy to Tempsford lane 1 closure (MP 78/1 to 79/8)
Coordinates
52.136657, -0.299773
Latitude span
52.130124 – 52.143901
Longitude span
-0.301062 – -0.298389
Bounding box centre
52.137013, -0.299726
Location descriptions
  • A1 northbound between A603 and A421
  • A1 northbound at a minor junction between A603 and A421
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jun 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7CCE8A42-81E9-436D-8E29-ABFF9C95EF0C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
346 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.134824 -0.299498
52.135248 -0.299272
52.136033 -0.298853
52.136523 -0.298585
52.136917 -0.298439
52.13706 -0.298419
52.137348 -0.298393

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{05F7B241-FAF7-494E-836A-137C38A40E4E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.1433 -0.300918
52.143328 -0.300928
52.143725 -0.301029
52.143901 -0.301062

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3D30DFB3-A039-4AA5-83AF-CC7240C24A09}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.140544 -0.299938
52.140725 -0.300048
52.140915 -0.300128
52.141196 -0.300249
52.141837 -0.300458
52.143093 -0.300849
52.1433 -0.300918

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9B3ECE84-A311-4880-891D-08952C9DC325}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
195 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.130124 -0.300627
52.130236 -0.300657
52.130587 -0.300731
52.130797 -0.300756

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound at a minor junction between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4F638552-66B2-4F44-AF7A-0E335C79AA1F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
72 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.137456 -0.298389
52.137662 -0.298396
52.137807 -0.29842
52.13796 -0.298458
52.137996 -0.298471

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F19DF77D-1C1B-43DA-BEA7-93A6D7DD2340}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
35 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.134051 -0.299918
52.134355 -0.299749

Segment 7

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{504D18ED-5200-46C3-9A76-F8419F51D2B2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.132469 -0.300639
52.132818 -0.300524
52.133113 -0.300404
52.133515 -0.300205
52.134029 -0.299931
52.134051 -0.299918

Segment 8

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 northbound between A603 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C06A61DA-436D-4652-AF2E-24A417052E7D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
140 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.138159 -0.298538
52.138331 -0.298604
52.139165 -0.299099
52.139192 -0.299112
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-0.299749, 52.134355
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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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
northbound at a minor
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, May 1, 2026 11:36 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 2:33 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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