A5 westbound Bayston Hill dedicated lane to A49 southbound carriageway closure

Planned

A5 westbound Bayston Hill dedicated lane to A49 southbound carriageway closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A49 – Fast Slip From A5 Northbound To A49 Southbound Near Shrewsbury (South)
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9:28 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 10:23 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A5 westbound Bayston Hill dedicated lane to A49 southbound carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.682257, -2.757518
Latitude span
52.681275 – 52.682756
Longitude span
-2.758589 – -2.756350
Bounding box centre
52.682016, -2.757470
Location descriptions
  • fast slip from A5 northbound to A49 southbound near Shrewsbury (south)
  • A49 southbound between A5/A5112 near Shrewsbury (south) and B4371
  • A5 northbound between A458 near Shrewsbury (south) and A49/A5112 near Shrewsbury (south)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
fast slip from A5 northbound to A49 southbound near Shrewsbury (south)
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AB4CFA96-FBDE-43C0-98E4-3DCBB9504A85}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
191 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.682735 -2.756493
52.682684 -2.756734
52.682615 -2.757053
52.68252 -2.757446
52.68246 -2.757649
52.682449 -2.757686
52.682394 -2.757759
52.682277 -2.75789
52.681798 -2.758296
52.681626 -2.758441

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A49 southbound between A5/A5112 near Shrewsbury (south) and B4371
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
A49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{89BD61AC-A1F7-4853-8184-2B1EC6369C02}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.681626 -2.758441
52.681419 -2.758541
52.681275 -2.758589

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 northbound between A458 near Shrewsbury (south) and A49/A5112 near Shrewsbury (south)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3D0FA4A2-104A-4260-B273-856CB168CA15}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
342 m
To Distance
352 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.682756 -2.75635
52.682745 -2.756434
52.682735 -2.756493
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.756493, 52.682735
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Shrewsbury
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9:28 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 10:23 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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