A421 eastbound Cardington to Renhold lane 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 17/1)

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A421 eastbound Cardington to Renhold lane 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 17/1)

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 Between A600 And A603
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 21, 2026 6:29 PM
Last updated
Thu, May 21, 2026 10:37 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Cardington to Renhold lane 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 17/1)
Coordinates
52.117836, -0.434838
Latitude span
52.114679 – 52.120237
Longitude span
-0.447203 – -0.426936
Bounding box centre
52.117458, -0.437070
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound between A600 and A603
  • A421 northbound between A6 and A600
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
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{A8456E86-D912-4B1B-A887-40D2DA79BE7C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
352 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.116655 -0.439161
52.116775 -0.438704
52.117466 -0.435905
52.117832 -0.434387

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A6 and A600
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{6BE549F9-7961-4A9A-80FF-2D8275379819}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
591 m
To Distance
1,184 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.114679 -0.447203
52.115319 -0.444597
52.115554 -0.443639
52.115862 -0.442387
52.116514 -0.439735
52.116655 -0.439161

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{CE9F674E-16D0-4D32-B50F-5C29D6247B88}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
577 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.117832 -0.434387
52.118114 -0.433238
52.118397 -0.432191
52.118637 -0.431336
52.11874 -0.430996
52.11893 -0.430391
52.119207 -0.429578
52.11951 -0.42872
52.119587 -0.428527
52.119841 -0.42789
52.12005 -0.427372
52.120237 -0.426936
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-0.439161, 52.116655
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, May 21, 2026 6:29 PM
Record versioned
Thu, May 21, 2026 10:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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