A2 eastbound Merry Chest entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 15 minutes 2 seconds
Road: A2 – A296 Eastbound Between B255 And A2
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Wed, Nov 26, 2025 5:33 PM
Last updated: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:47 PM
Cleared: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:15 PM

Latest update: A2 eastbound Merry Chest entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 51.430662, 0.297569
Latitude span: 51.430504 – 51.431166
Longitude span: 0.293069 – 0.300758
Bounding box centre: 51.430835, 0.296914
Location descriptions: A296 eastbound between B255 and A2

A2 eastbound between A296 and A2260

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

6 coordinate pairs

Description: A296 eastbound between B255 and A2
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
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: {52D6E463-35B3-4B2F-BCCA-1B188300CBDE}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 178 m
To Distance: 537 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.431152 0.293142
51.430764 0.295567
51.430621 0.297232
51.430574 0.297734
51.430533 0.29812

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: A2 eastbound between A296 and A2260
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
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: {686413D5-5AE2-4A3E-B7F1-0B2629E67706}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 183 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.430533 0.29812
51.430534 0.298329
51.430529 0.298629
51.430523 0.299854
51.430506 0.300268
51.430504 0.300758

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 12
First coordinate pair: 0.293069, 51.431166
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 12

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures