A5 southbound Abbey Hill lane 1 closure (MP 79/8 to 78/1)

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A5 southbound Abbey Hill lane 1 closure (MP 79/8 to 78/1)

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
A5 – A5 Southbound Within The A422 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 10:58 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 6:22 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: A5 southbound Abbey Hill lane 1 closure (MP 79/8 to 78/1)
Coordinates
52.046010, -0.799889
Latitude span
52.042713 – 52.048411
Longitude span
-0.810360 – -0.790256
Bounding box centre
52.045562, -0.800308
Location descriptions
  • A5 southbound within the A422 junction
  • A5 southbound between A422 and A509
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound within the A422 junction
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EBDE97ED-1084-48F7-95C6-E04D77AA43C2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
55 m
To Distance
386 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.048411 -0.81036
52.047942 -0.807886
52.047866 -0.807484
52.047533 -0.805758

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A422 and A509
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{82DD27CA-DE08-4EF1-B194-CCAFC35697A6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
683 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.045951 -0.798698
52.045917 -0.798575
52.045916 -0.79857
52.045876 -0.798438
52.045468 -0.797136
52.04544 -0.797049
52.044901 -0.795402
52.044329 -0.793901
52.043885 -0.792761
52.0436 -0.792083
52.042837 -0.7905
52.042713 -0.790256

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound within the A422 junction
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{65891F37-A244-48D2-9F4D-EBA5197317C7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
327 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.046977 -0.803177
52.046892 -0.802785
52.046516 -0.801191
52.046199 -0.799892
52.046131 -0.799612
52.045999 -0.798974
52.045951 -0.798698

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound within the A422 junction
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B984042B-2B52-486C-9DDB-81E848EA7410}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
187 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.047533 -0.805758
52.047524 -0.805685
52.046979 -0.803188
52.046977 -0.803177
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-0.810360, 52.048411
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 10:58 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 6:22 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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