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A421 eastbound M1 Jct 13 to Salford Road entry slip carriageway closure

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A421 eastbound M1 Jct 13 to Salford Road entry slip carriageway closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Within The M1 J13 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:17 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:06 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound M1 Jct 13 to Salford Road entry slip carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.029878, -0.606513
Latitude span
52.027022 – 52.035250
Longitude span
-0.608830 – -0.601278
Bounding box centre
52.031136, -0.605054
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
  • A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{1732A629-1590-4448-855D-CF9D840A341E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.027668 -0.608283
52.027822 -0.608172

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{7EF94428-BE9E-4B8E-8827-4BC4E63323ED}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.027566 -0.608356
52.027668 -0.608283

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{E8A5E5D2-7B7E-463E-9CDC-ED111EFB4D5D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
255 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.033556 -0.603761
52.034373 -0.602772
52.034938 -0.601889
52.03525 -0.601278

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{4617AB9F-1924-4C2F-92B9-D2E190DB9D4F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.029457 -0.606998
52.029573 -0.606914

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{2A5588A6-05DC-4636-ABFC-51E38EF201F4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
493 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.029573 -0.606914
52.031267 -0.605683
52.032864 -0.604439
52.033556 -0.603761

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{31974257-1896-4213-8F4F-0908A31DC6EB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.027822 -0.608172
52.027932 -0.608094

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{EA7A0490-D20A-4C95-A944-96B51E27A741}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
18 m
To Distance
87 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.027022 -0.60883
52.027134 -0.608694
52.027316 -0.608546
52.027566 -0.608356

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within the M1 J13 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{51E7CF38-A4CA-4CB8-8A68-45857ADCCC83}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
185 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.027932 -0.608094
52.029457 -0.606998
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-0.608283, 52.027668
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
Suspended
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:17 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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