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A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)

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A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)

Start time
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A23 – A23 Southbound Between A273 And A27
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, May 23, 2026 7:25 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 2:24 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 2:50 AM
  • Latest update: A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)
Coordinates
50.877950, -0.162879
Latitude span
50.868614 – 50.886327
Longitude span
-0.165523 – -0.157051
Bounding box centre
50.877471, -0.161287
Location descriptions
  • A23 southbound between A273 and A27
  • A23 northbound within the A27 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E9891D0B-8912-4417-9DBA-A6688444628C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
350 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.886252 -0.164752
50.886118 -0.16481
50.885931 -0.164892
50.885385 -0.165084
50.884974 -0.165228
50.884472 -0.165333
50.884059 -0.165421
50.883458 -0.165501
50.883288 -0.165522
50.883144 -0.165513

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C48FB05C-DA11-4CB7-B2F7-4E0E963A4889}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
171 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.879627 -0.164912
50.879554 -0.164901
50.878858 -0.164658
50.878125 -0.164388

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 northbound within the A27 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F318F427-B8D7-4AE0-BF68-52969FD16801}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
45 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.868942 -0.157444
50.868905 -0.157402
50.868658 -0.157114
50.868614 -0.157051

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{84D19C85-0E6C-4FD7-AA6C-F589917F8E9F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
277 m
To Distance
286 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.886327 -0.164714
50.886315 -0.164721
50.886252 -0.164752

Segment 5

21 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C53792BC-4752-4E07-970D-2D88C9D706E5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.877492 -0.164171
50.876976 -0.16395
50.876478 -0.1637
50.876124 -0.163486
50.875651 -0.163178
50.875123 -0.162772
50.875023 -0.162691
50.873081 -0.160958
50.872954 -0.160834
50.871878 -0.160014
50.87114 -0.159449
50.87074 -0.159142
50.870342 -0.158837
50.870185 -0.158716
50.869966 -0.158526
50.869799 -0.158367
50.869665 -0.15824
50.869387 -0.157951
50.869125 -0.157678
50.868942 -0.157444

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3C66087F-E994-40D3-ACEE-11E65C543874}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.883135 -0.165514
50.882973 -0.16552
50.882712 -0.165516
50.882523 -0.165523
50.882145 -0.165496
50.881668 -0.165458
50.881433 -0.165424
50.880865 -0.16529
50.880801 -0.165273

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0BB525F5-964B-44F2-8898-1B218B723938}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
133 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.880801 -0.165273
50.879979 -0.16504
50.879627 -0.164912
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
55
First coordinate pair
-0.164752, 50.886252
Road section segments
1
Road section points
55
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, May 23, 2026 7:25 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 2:24 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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