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A5 both directions High Cross Road to Five Oaks Roundabout carriageway closure

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A5 both directions High Cross Road to Five Oaks Roundabout carriageway closure

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 40 minutes 1 second
Road
A5 – A5 Southbound Between M69 And A4303
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:03 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 12:25 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 12:40 AM
  • Latest update: A5 both directions High Cross Road to Five Oaks Roundabout carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.498289, -1.316102
Latitude span
52.493615 – 52.502319
Longitude span
-1.326535 – -1.305185
Bounding box centre
52.497967, -1.315860
Location descriptions
  • A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C90DBDCF-B44D-4DBF-B223-A55C443EB7A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
657 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.501076 -1.323229
52.500217 -1.32096
52.500009 -1.320411
52.500006 -1.320403
52.499024 -1.31784
52.498694 -1.31696
52.498504 -1.316459
52.498107 -1.315358

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
28 m
To Distance
169 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.502256 -1.326369
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52.501752 -1.324954
52.501674 -1.324746

Segment 3

19 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{524D628F-4569-4625-A2BE-B91253B00513}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
852 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.497333 -1.31321
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52.496693 -1.311542
52.496564 -1.311192
52.496313 -1.3106
52.496116 -1.31016
52.496111 -1.31015
52.495659 -1.309131
52.495455 -1.308693
52.494834 -1.30742
52.494787 -1.307329
52.494054 -1.305969
52.493965 -1.305807
52.493636 -1.305223
52.493628 -1.305208

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.501365 -1.324005
52.501343 -1.323941
52.50128 -1.323762
52.501214 -1.323592

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FF5A74D1-AADD-4C0D-BD18-76A0183D0EA8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.493628 -1.305208
52.493615 -1.305185

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between M69 and A4303
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E6D6A6CA-C89A-488D-B512-A9F5E0638BB1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
60 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.501458 -1.324256
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52.501365 -1.324005
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-1.323592, 52.501214
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:03 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 12:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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