A421 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live closures are reported on the A421 right now.

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 closures planned this week

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bedford A421 · A421 Northbound Between A6 And A600

Starts in 42 minutes 10 seconds

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bedford A421 · A421 Southbound Between A4280 And A603

Starts in 42 minutes 10 seconds

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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A421 eastbound Marsh Leys lane 1 closure (MP 9/9 to 12/2)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bedford A421 · A421 Northbound Between M1 And A428

Starts in 42 minutes 10 seconds

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

A421 eastbound Marsh Leys lane 1 closure (MP 9/9 to 12/2)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A421

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