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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
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jun 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Between A6 And A600
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
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 1:14 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jun 19, 2026 4:21 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jun 19, 2026 4:35 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 between A6 and A600
  • A421 northbound between A600 and A603
  • A421 northbound within the A603 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jun 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

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 2

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 
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52.116775 -0.438704
52.117466 -0.435905
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Segment 3

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
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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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52.119207 -0.429578
52.11951 -0.42872
52.119587 -0.428527
52.119841 -0.42789
52.12005 -0.427372
52.120311 -0.426764
52.120608 -0.426081
52.120826 -0.425606
52.121133 -0.424982

Segment 4

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
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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
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52.126623 -0.417331
52.126854 -0.417111
52.126939 -0.417035

Segment 5

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
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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
Raw coordinate list 
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52.123189 -0.421433
52.123604 -0.420834
52.123957 -0.420354

Segment 6

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 
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52.112705 -0.455228

Segment 7

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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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
53
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
53
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
38
Record created
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 1:14 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jun 19, 2026 4:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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