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Lane closure southbound

Planned

Lane closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:30 AM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:30 PM
Duration
6 hours
Road
A5 – A5 Southbound Between A428 Near Rugby (Dirft East) And M1 J18
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 12:22 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 5:15 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:30 PM
  • Latest update: Lane closure southbound
Coordinates
52.353606, -1.163079
Latitude span
52.350961 – 52.358071
Longitude span
-1.169423 – -1.155687
Bounding box centre
52.354516, -1.162555
Location descriptions
  • A5 southbound between A428 near Rugby (DIRFT east) and M1 J18
  • A5 southbound between A426 and A428 Rugby (DIRFT east)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:30 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:30 PM
Feed window length
6 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 between A428 near Rugby (DIRFT east) and M1 J18
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
{A755418D-228F-41D6-835D-36824BDC543F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
71 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.351032 -1.156726
52.350991 -1.156353
52.350961 -1.155869
52.350997 -1.155687

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A426 and A428 Rugby (DIRFT east)
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
{D460D232-0BB0-432E-BC7A-8B206AF674F4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
140 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.355422 -1.166406
52.355333 -1.166313
52.354889 -1.165837
52.354628 -1.165534
52.354454 -1.165331
52.354381 -1.165241

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A426 and A428 Rugby (DIRFT east)
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
{01F315DA-8C17-48CD-824D-74C96FF43D74}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
4 m
To Distance
364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.358006 -1.169376
52.357934 -1.169304
52.357308 -1.168464
52.357035 -1.168131
52.356881 -1.167943
52.356591 -1.167611
52.355422 -1.166406

Segment 4

12 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A426 and A428 Rugby (DIRFT east)
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
{4DE7B83C-08D1-4D71-9FAE-6A246970A880}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
311 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.354381 -1.165241
52.354036 -1.164811
52.35381 -1.164521
52.353555 -1.164159
52.353283 -1.163768
52.353119 -1.163507
52.352837 -1.163027
52.352746 -1.162865
52.352682 -1.162751
52.352491 -1.162388
52.352409 -1.162199
52.352383 -1.162077

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A5 southbound between A428 near Rugby (DIRFT east) and M1 J18
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
{003A6B36-F926-4A31-A434-6BA3E5AFC5CA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2 m
To Distance
350 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.352106 -1.161323
52.352051 -1.161222
52.351933 -1.160989
52.351767 -1.160508
52.351537 -1.159749
52.351315 -1.158798
52.351164 -1.157847
52.351097 -1.157334
52.351032 -1.156726
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-1.156726, 52.351032
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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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
Other
Feed region label
Rugby
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 12:22 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 5:15 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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