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A421 eastbound Wood End to Church End - lane 1 closure

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A421 eastbound Wood End to Church End - lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 50 minutes 1 second
Road
A421 – A421 Southbound Between A428 And M1
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 2:32 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:34 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:50 AM
  • Latest update: A421 eastbound Wood End to Church End - lane 1 closure
Coordinates
52.070636, -0.547539
Latitude span
52.057927 – 52.083509
Longitude span
-0.571451 – -0.524619
Bounding box centre
52.070718, -0.548035
Location descriptions
  • A421 southbound between A428 and M1
  • A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 southbound between A428 and M1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{000F70F7-EC68-493B-8017-67A2BD5C03AD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.06136 -0.568264
52.061751 -0.567763
52.062324 -0.566894
52.062725 -0.566224
52.063572 -0.564401
52.063859 -0.563567
52.064192 -0.562532
52.065201 -0.558687

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{E3CAB9AA-5048-428F-9960-EC1A984CE162}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
813 m
To Distance
1,117 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.057927 -0.571451
52.058187 -0.571208
52.060339 -0.569387

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.066429 -0.554148
52.066442 -0.5541
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Segment 4

12 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
1,503 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.068251 -0.548661
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52.069013 -0.546996
52.070007 -0.545317
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52.07285 -0.541249
52.074353 -0.539225
52.075716 -0.537479
52.0763 -0.536674
52.077255 -0.535263
52.077502 -0.534851

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{45E9DEC8-64F4-4588-8C86-3172930485C9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
192 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.077502 -0.534851
52.077985 -0.534043
52.078692 -0.532813

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{EFB6CFEE-7DFB-4FE7-9C38-0398BED5D684}
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 
52.078692 -0.532813
52.079971 -0.530313

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{D0D894A8-4854-41B1-9F5E-12B254FE8121}
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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52.065466 -0.55761
52.066429 -0.554148

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{43F61869-F7E2-461A-A7DA-D379E62265E6}
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 
52.079971 -0.530313
52.080083 -0.530093
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Segment 9

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{9C9F9CF3-4D94-46B1-8DE7-B74293FAAAA4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
319 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.066454 -0.554057
52.066793 -0.552872
52.06737 -0.551069
52.067787 -0.54993

Segment 10

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A421 northbound between M1 and A428
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{8B2F96CD-3F85-4A38-8CE6-2608AA8E5F4C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.081582 -0.527419
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52.083509 -0.524619
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 2:32 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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