A2 eastbound Watling Street lane closure

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jul 10, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road: A2 – A2 Eastbound Between M2 And A289
Category: Authority Operation
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 10, 2026 2:41 AM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 10, 2026 2:55 AM

Latest update: A2 eastbound Watling Street lane closure

Coordinates: 51.399887, 0.435164
Latitude span: 51.399768 – 51.400068
Longitude span: 0.432578 – 0.437957
Bounding box centre: 51.399918, 0.435268
Location descriptions: A2 eastbound between M2 and A289

A2 eastbound between A227 and M2/A289

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jul 10, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 15 minutes
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

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A2 eastbound between M2 and A289
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: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A2
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {23DF87AA-6974-40B0-B3C8-5AC025E8A33F}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 121 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.399768 0.436218
51.399831 0.437629
51.399852 0.437957

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A2 eastbound between A227 and M2/A289
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {1BD86813-B550-4152-B29B-FC5A414A8A8E}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 100 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.399846 0.434777
51.399768 0.436218

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: A2 eastbound between A227 and M2/A289
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {EAB0B15A-FF71-4728-AAA4-14F38DB853A0}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 629 m
To Distance: 784 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.400039 0.432795
51.399961 0.433526
51.399846 0.434777

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 9
First coordinate pair: 0.436218, 51.399768
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 9

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Authority Operation
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other