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A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington A603 Interchange lane 2 closure

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A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington A603 Interchange lane 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 6:55 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 5 minutes
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Within The A603 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 6:55 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 11:32 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington A603 Interchange lane 2 closure
Coordinates
52.120395, -0.429440
Latitude span
52.112583 – 52.126939
Longitude span
-0.455722 – -0.417035
Bounding box centre
52.119761, -0.436379
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound within the A603 junction
  • A421 northbound between A6 and A600
  • A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 6:55 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 5 minutes
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 within the A603 junction
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EDA9BAD7-B582-44FD-BD75-8C84593114E0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
91 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.124054 -0.420234
52.124089 -0.420189
52.124602 -0.419528

Segment 2

2 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
{8BE9D950-3CFA-4DA1-AB7C-644F5108B44E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
135 m
To Distance
171 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.112583 -0.455722
52.112705 -0.455228

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7E780AE3-A2F3-4BC4-BD6A-A1EB9EC9BAB2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
311 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.125895 -0.41805
52.126392 -0.417551
52.126623 -0.417331
52.126854 -0.417111
52.126939 -0.417035

Segment 4

8 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
0 m
To Distance
1,184 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.113148 -0.453435
52.11398 -0.450047
52.115319 -0.444597
52.115554 -0.443639
52.115862 -0.442387
52.116514 -0.439735
52.116655 -0.439161

Segment 5

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
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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
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Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A603 junction
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 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{540F6133-A809-498D-B2A6-FC398E484295}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
447 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.121975 -0.423404
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52.122388 -0.422688
52.122916 -0.421837
52.123189 -0.421433
52.123604 -0.420834
52.123957 -0.420354

Segment 7

15 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
744 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.120311 -0.426764
52.120608 -0.426081
52.120826 -0.425606
52.121133 -0.424982
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
53
First coordinate pair
-0.420354, 52.123957
Road section segments
1
Road section points
53
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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
37
Record created
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 6:55 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 11:32 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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