Highways England Agreed Diversion Routes for Road Closures

Highways England Agreed Diversion Routes represent the recommended paths for road users during closures. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service and includes routes that may have been altered due to network changes or other roadworks. File formats include PDF, ZIP, and JSON.

Use Cases

• Modeling traffic flow during incidents based on official diversion routes.
• Planning road maintenance schedules to minimize disruption based on pre-agreed alternative paths.
• Integrating official diversion data into navigation and traffic information systems.
• Analyzing the road network's resilience based on documented closure management plans.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Government Digital Service.
• Covers the strategic road network managed by Highways England.
• Provides multiple file formats (PDF, ZIP, JSON) for different use cases.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and last update date are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes routes may not represent real-world conditions due to subsequent network changes.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled and maintained by Highways England as part of traffic management operations.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

England (strategic road network managed by Highways England)