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A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure

Planned

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure

Start time
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
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
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 9:05 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:35 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington lane 2 closure
Coordinates
52.113885, -0.450774
Latitude span
52.107436 – 52.120537
Longitude span
-0.477281 – -0.426244
Bounding box centre
52.113987, -0.451763
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound between A6 and A600
  • A421 northbound within the A6 junction
  • A421 northbound between A600 and A603
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 8, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 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 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
216 m
To Distance
300 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.107661 -0.476113

Segment 3

4 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
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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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52.10928 -0.46918
52.109527 -0.468164
52.110117 -0.465778

Segment 4

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
0 m
To Distance
171 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.11213 -0.457556
52.112705 -0.455228

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 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 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
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 6

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
{44E66C98-6C89-4DED-973E-522FDB3BA4C7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
606 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.110262 -0.465159
52.110689 -0.463417
52.111286 -0.460977
52.111329 -0.4608
52.11213 -0.457556

Segment 7

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 
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52.116775 -0.438704
52.117466 -0.435905
52.117832 -0.434387

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the A6 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 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 
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52.107704 -0.475907
52.107856 -0.475157
52.107889 -0.474981

Segment 9

13 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
635 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.11951 -0.42872
52.119587 -0.428527
52.119841 -0.42789
52.12005 -0.427372
52.120311 -0.426764
52.120537 -0.426244
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
46
First coordinate pair
-0.455228, 52.112705
Road section segments
1
Road section points
46
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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
43
Record created
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 9:05 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:35 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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