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A421 eastbound Marston Moretaine to Marsh leys carriageway closure (MP 5/6 to 11/7)

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A421 eastbound Marston Moretaine to Marsh leys carriageway closure (MP 5/6 to 11/7)

Start time
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A421 – A421 Northbound Between M1 And A428
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 8:37 PM
Last updated
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 12:14 AM
Cleared
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Marston Moretaine to Marsh leys carriageway closure (MP 5/6 to 11/7)
Coordinates
52.084527, -0.527388
Latitude span
52.064727 – 52.104903
Longitude span
-0.560493 – -0.498964
Bounding box centre
52.084815, -0.529729
Location descriptions
  • A421 northbound between M1 and A428
  • A421 northbound within A428
  • A421 southbound between A428 and M1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

8 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
{1522D508-3D46-496B-A370-7FAC6999A89A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
946 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.100041 -0.510174

Segment 2

3 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

3 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
339 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within 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 End2
Linear Element Road
A421
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

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
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Linear Element Type
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 southbound between A428 and M1
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
797 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

12 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
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
1,464 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.089975 -0.517779
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Segment 8

3 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
192 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

12 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,503 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 10

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within A428
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
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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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Segment 11

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound within A428
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
{6132CF69-858D-4AB9-B24E-01A4983F5F63}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
423 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 12

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 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
241 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 13

2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
222 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 8:37 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 12:14 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Cleared 2 days 23 hours ago

Started 11 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 11 Jun 2026, 19:00

A421 eastbound Elstow to Cardington A603 Interchange lane 2 closure

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A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bedford A421 · A421 Southbound Between A4280 And A603

Cleared 2 days 18 hours ago

Started 11 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 00:10

A421 westbound Approach to Cardington lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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