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A421 eastbound Elstow lane 1 closure

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A421 eastbound Elstow lane 1 closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 40 minutes 1 second
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Within The A6 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 7:15 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:20 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:40 PM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Elstow lane 1 closure
Coordinates
52.107334, -0.479062
Latitude span
52.105451 – 52.110085
Longitude span
-0.493235 – -0.465906
Bounding box centre
52.107768, -0.479571
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound within the A6 junction
  • A421 northbound between A6 and A600
  • A421 northbound between A428 and A6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 junction
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0714D481-D44C-4D09-AB32-472AB71A4219}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
365 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.107889 -0.474981
52.108716 -0.471433
52.109075 -0.470005

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A6 and A600
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AFCF8C28-F38B-4E42-97C0-C05030B2509F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.109075 -0.470005
52.10928 -0.46918
52.109527 -0.468164
52.110085 -0.465906

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 junction
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CE7B6AEF-754C-4978-B2F6-D8E899AB1D4F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.106838 -0.480901
52.106946 -0.480339

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 junction
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AFA2AF44-39A0-486D-8E45-DC77439749C8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
300 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.107014 -0.479777
52.107065 -0.479346
52.107115 -0.479057
52.107307 -0.47795
52.107661 -0.476113

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 junction
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{93F7793E-5148-43F4-837F-D7DE727D12D2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
81 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.107661 -0.476113
52.107704 -0.475907
52.107856 -0.475157
52.107889 -0.474981

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between A428 and A6
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{424904E7-C1FF-4482-B4B6-6EAD8A675F72}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
296 m
To Distance
1,156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.105555 -0.492013
52.105745 -0.489875
52.105969 -0.487608
52.106028 -0.486946
52.106076 -0.486472
52.106173 -0.485509
52.106517 -0.482869
52.106691 -0.48171
52.106838 -0.480901
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-0.474981, 52.107889
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
47
Record created
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 7:15 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:20 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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