A2 southbound Barham to Coldred carriageway closure

Cleared

A2 southbound Barham to Coldred carriageway closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 7:47 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 13 minutes
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Between A260 And A256 Near Whitfield (West)
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 7:47 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:46 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A2 southbound Barham to Coldred carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.207255, 1.172753
Latitude span
51.200286 – 51.210404
Longitude span
1.169655 – 1.179321
Bounding box centre
51.205345, 1.174488
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
  • A2 eastbound between A2050 near Canterbury (south) and A260
  • A2 eastbound within the A260 junction
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 7:47 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 13 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{18FE7A0B-0020-416A-B135-43E29D04C40B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
64 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.207052 1.172958
51.20678 1.173233
51.206562 1.173454

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A2050 near Canterbury (south) and A260
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{0A1980C6-82BF-40BD-AF40-F168DFF62048}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
530 m
To Distance
616 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.210404 1.169655
51.210286 1.169787
51.209761 1.170351

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A2050 near Canterbury (south) and A260
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{0A1980C6-82BF-40BD-AF40-F168DFF62048}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
617 m
To Distance
775 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.209755 1.170358
51.209397 1.170742
51.208935 1.171197
51.208539 1.171528

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{883DF73F-8929-45A7-91B4-F42CAF471430}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
809 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.206562 1.173454
51.206537 1.173477
51.206129 1.173847
51.204818 1.175083
51.204221 1.175635
51.203203 1.176576
51.200286 1.179321

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound within the A260 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{C3D96B67-B9B9-46FD-A7BB-041840D052DA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
193 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.208539 1.171528
51.208393 1.171678
51.208241 1.171817
51.208041 1.172018
51.207367 1.172641
51.207256 1.172763
51.207052 1.172958
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
1.172958, 51.207052
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Whitfield
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 7:47 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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