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A2 eastbound lane 2 closure (117/2a to 118/8a)

Planned

A2 eastbound lane 2 closure (117/2a to 118/8a)

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Within The A256 Near Whitfield (East) Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 9:10 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:39 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A2 eastbound lane 2 closure (117/2a to 118/8a)
Coordinates
51.153632, 1.306857
Latitude span
51.151637 – 51.155039
Longitude span
1.294569 – 1.316407
Bounding box centre
51.153338, 1.305488
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound within the A256 near Whitfield (east) junction
  • A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
  • A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (west) and A256 near Whitfield (east)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound within the A256 near Whitfield (east) junction
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{86F5D231-5DC6-47CC-BE8D-128669C366C5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
408 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.154487 1.302892
51.15442 1.303359
51.154328 1.304067
51.154227 1.304775
51.154159 1.305214
51.154007 1.30619
51.153768 1.307632
51.15359 1.308549

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{38D44389-A03D-4AC9-86F6-27622BC53A02}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.152701 1.312604
51.15254 1.313208
51.152358 1.31391
51.152157 1.314654
51.152039 1.315074
51.151967 1.315326
51.151749 1.316055
51.151637 1.316407

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (west) and A256 near Whitfield (east)
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F1CA7CDC-092C-4107-9D05-047709BCDF8C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
337 m
To Distance
924 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.155039 1.294569
51.155038 1.294835
51.155038 1.29515
51.155022 1.296379
51.154973 1.297477
51.154912 1.298674
51.154832 1.299612
51.154773 1.300409
51.154662 1.301459
51.154603 1.301956
51.154487 1.302892

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound within the A256 near Whitfield (east) junction
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1572CDED-9A0F-4C2E-B76F-BA01DCC7DB8A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
289 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.153558 1.308704
51.153495 1.309028
51.153255 1.310212
51.153171 1.310578
51.152916 1.311704
51.152824 1.312084
51.152722 1.312506
51.152713 1.312548
51.152701 1.312604

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound within the A256 near Whitfield (east) junction
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F418681C-D186-416B-8546-A49989E3D4FA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.15359 1.308549
51.153558 1.308704
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
1.302892, 51.154487
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Whitfield
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 9:10 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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