A2 eastbound lane 1 closure (86/5A to 87/4A)

Cleared

A2 eastbound lane 1 closure (86/5A to 87/4A)

Start time
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Between M2 And A2050 Near Canterbury (West)
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 6:31 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 10:16 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 10:45 PM
  • Latest update: A2 eastbound lane 1 closure (86/5A to 87/4A)
Coordinates
51.291938, 0.957556
Latitude span
51.290424 – 51.294284
Longitude span
0.951538 – 0.962646
Bounding box centre
51.292354, 0.957092
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound between M2 and A2050 near Canterbury (west)
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between M2 and A2050 near Canterbury (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{286B0116-61B9-47B2-B41A-4C908F2E57BE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
788 m
To Distance
1,224 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.294284 0.951538
51.294034 0.952136
51.293558 0.953262
51.292824 0.954956
51.292452 0.955814
51.292178 0.95648
51.292176 0.956485
51.292107 0.956653
51.292087 0.956709

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between M2 and A2050 near Canterbury (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9FEA18F1-CFE0-4591-B45B-55B316BE8F9F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
454 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.292087 0.956709
51.292001 0.956932
51.291672 0.957844
51.291339 0.9589
51.291046 0.959894
51.290936 0.960332
51.290674 0.961435
51.2905 0.962269
51.290439 0.962565
51.290424 0.962646
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
0.951538, 51.294284
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Canterbury
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 6:31 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 10:16 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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