A421 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A421 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live A421 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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A421 roadworks in force now

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bedford A421 · A421 Northbound Between A6 And A600

Expected to clear in 7 hours 51 minutes

Started 7 Jul 2026, 18:59 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A421

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 8 minutes ago
A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 8 minutes ago
A421 eastbound Marsh Leys lane 1 closure (MP 9/9 to 12/2)
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 8 minutes ago
A421 eastbound Marsh Leys lane 1 closure (MP 9/9 to 12/2)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 2 hours ago
A421 eastbound Cardington to Renhold lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 3 days 16 hours ago
A421 westbound Approach to Renhold Interchange lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 4 days 2 hours ago
A421 westbound Approach to Renhold Interchange lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 5 days 1 hour ago
A421 westbound Approach to Renhold Interchange lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 5 days 2 hours ago
A421 westbound Approach to Renhold Interchange lane 2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 5 days 23 hours ago

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