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A421 eastbound Cardington Interchange to Renhold Interchange carriageway closure

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A421 eastbound Cardington Interchange to Renhold Interchange carriageway closure

Start time
Thu, May 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, May 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Within The A603 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 21, 2026 6:29 PM
Last updated
Fri, May 22, 2026 2:24 AM
Cleared
Fri, May 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Cardington Interchange to Renhold Interchange carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.128591, -0.416582
Latitude span
52.120237 – 52.141041
Longitude span
-0.426936 – -0.405014
Bounding box centre
52.130639, -0.415975
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound within the A603 junction
  • A421 northbound between A600 and A603
  • A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
  • A421 northbound access from A603
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, May 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
447 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

15 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound access from A603
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
5 m
To Distance
384 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
344 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

18 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A603 and A4280
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
233 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
83
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
83
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, May 21, 2026 6:29 PM
Record versioned
Fri, May 22, 2026 2:24 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bedford A421 · A421 Southbound Between A4280 And A603

Cleared 1 day 20 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 05:00

A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure

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A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington A603 Interchange lane 2 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bedford A421 · A421 Northbound Within The A603 Junction

Cleared 2 days 6 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 19:00

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington A603 Interchange lane 2 closure

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