A1 southbound Sandy lane 1 closure (MP 79/7 to 77/3)

Planned

A1 southbound Sandy lane 1 closure (MP 79/7 to 77/3)

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
A1 – A1 Southbound Between A421 And A603
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 3:55 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 12:18 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A1 southbound Sandy lane 1 closure (MP 79/7 to 77/3)
Coordinates
52.134539, -0.299452
Latitude span
52.123835 – 52.143839
Longitude span
-0.300881 – -0.298000
Bounding box centre
52.133837, -0.299441
Location descriptions
  • A1 southbound between A421 and A603
  • A1 southbound at a minor junction between A421 and A603
  • A1 southbound between A603 and A6001 near Biggleswade (north)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
{6C2CFBCD-2D50-4094-A338-74D6F79EB52E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.134746 -0.299385
52.134178 -0.299692

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
{986E55E8-48AA-479B-8FB6-717F3FC674E6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
39 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.134746 -0.299385

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
{7EEF20DE-8F15-496B-BB20-B21D4352F717}
Linear Element Type
B 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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52.133693 -0.29995
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Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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 End2
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8609187E-3C4F-4222-BE92-2369E0BB17EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
259 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.13603 -0.298692
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Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound at a minor junction between A421 and A603
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
65 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.140542 -0.299791
52.140079 -0.299502

Segment 7

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A603 and A6001 near Biggleswade (north)
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
{A463E722-6EB2-4BA1-AAB0-6C82D119C5DC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
3 m
To Distance
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.125488 -0.298436
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52.123918 -0.298028
52.123835 -0.298

Segment 8

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
158 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list
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Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
{D55DC4D4-0630-46AE-A34F-A3B337F1DDF8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
56 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.135566 -0.298943
52.135085 -0.299203

Segment 10

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
{A12FD7A7-C959-4446-8A73-C346A7B1F571}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
640 m
To Distance
1,005 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.141139 -0.300076
52.140859 -0.29994
52.140632 -0.299832

Segment 11

16 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
{B2675B38-9817-492D-A3D9-07BD94FED402}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
586 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.128998 -0.299895
52.128418 -0.299551

Segment 12

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A1 southbound between A421 and A603
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
65 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
southbound at a minor
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 3:55 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 12:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Planned Roadworks National Highways
Northumberland A1 · A1 Southbound Between B1337 And A19

Starts in 6 hours 8 minutes

Starts 14 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 15 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1 Stannington to Seaton Burn Southbound Lane 2 Closure

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M25 Clockwise Jct 23 Exit Slip road Lane 1 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Borehamwood A1 · Roundabout At M25 J23/A1(M) J1/A1

Cleared 15 hours 51 minutes ago

Started 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Ended 13 Aug 2026, 21:00

M25 Clockwise Jct 23 Exit Slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A1 southbound Sandy to Biggleswade carriageway closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bedford A1 · A1 Southbound Between A603 And A6001 Near Biggleswade (North)

Cleared 9 hours 51 minutes ago

Started 13 Aug 2026, 20:00 Ended 14 Aug 2026, 03:00

A1 southbound Sandy to Biggleswade carriageway closure

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A1 both directions Water Newton to Fletton Parkway back-to-back lane 2 closures

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Peterborough A1 · A1 Southbound Between A605 And A1(M)/A605/A1139

Cleared 11 hours 56 minutes ago

Started 13 Aug 2026, 20:00 Ended 14 Aug 2026, 00:55

A1 both directions Water Newton to Fletton Parkway back-to-back lane 2 closures

Category: Road Maintenance
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