A5 westbound dedicated lane to A49 link road closure

Planned

Start time: Tue, May 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: A49 – Fast Slip From A5 Northbound To A49 Southbound Near Shrewsbury (South)
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Tue, May 12, 2026 4:08 AM
Last updated: Tue, May 12, 2026 6:58 PM
Cleared: Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: A5 westbound dedicated lane to A49 link road 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)

A5 northbound between A458 near Shrewsbury (south) and A49/A5112 near Shrewsbury (south)

A49 southbound between A5/A5112 near Shrewsbury (south) and B4371

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, May 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, May 13, 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

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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: 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

Segment 3

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

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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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures
Feed region label: Shrewsbury