Lane 1 closure eastbound

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 1 second
Road: A5 – A5 Southbound Between A458 Near Shrewsbury (West) And B4386
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Tue, Sep 1, 2026 9:03 AM
Last updated: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 2:29 AM
Cleared: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:00 AM

Latest update: Lane 1 closure eastbound

Coordinates: 52.710184, -2.816631
Latitude span: 52.703705 – 52.715813
Longitude span: -2.819115 – -2.810740
Bounding box centre: 52.709759, -2.814928
Location descriptions: A5 southbound between A458 near Shrewsbury (west) and B4386

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 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

15 coordinate pairs

Description: A5 southbound between A458 near Shrewsbury (west) and B4386
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: {F476E059-3948-4690-B3FB-FA756600851C}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 786 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.705959 -2.813195
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52.704282 -2.811314
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Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs

Description: A5 southbound between A458 near Shrewsbury (west) and B4386
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: {3C7F32DB-1355-40C3-BD67-BA3DD083C674}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 41 m
To Distance: 754 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 33
First coordinate pair: -2.817176, 52.709581
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 33

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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 region label: Shrewsbury

Feed provider: National Highways
Data source: Roadworks
Feed version: 1
Record created: Tue, Sep 1, 2026 9:03 AM
Record versioned: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 2:29 AM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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