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M2 eastbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure

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M2 eastbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:36 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 9 minutes 1 second
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Between A227 And M2/A289
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:36 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 1:26 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 1:45 AM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure
Coordinates
51.399872, 0.440043
Latitude span
51.399441 – 51.400770
Longitude span
0.427879 – 0.447812
Bounding box centre
51.400106, 0.437846
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound between A227 and M2/A289
  • M2 eastbound within J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:36 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 24 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A227 and M2/A289
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
293 m
To Distance
784 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.400717 0.428358
51.400583 0.429292
51.400444 0.430211
51.400149 0.431951
51.400039 0.432795
51.399961 0.433526
51.399846 0.434777

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound within J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{70EC5E9C-C219-4D2A-852E-538E71692D03}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.399721 0.445711
51.399676 0.446169
51.399579 0.446926
51.399547 0.447154
51.399453 0.447767
51.399441 0.447812

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound within J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{41203D35-6DA2-4D38-832C-6A8DBF9DA7CC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
624 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.399734 0.437375
51.399727 0.437593
51.399729 0.438408
51.399806 0.442495
51.399807 0.442898
51.399813 0.443905
51.399805 0.444278
51.399771 0.445024
51.399759 0.44519

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound within J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C2F3CF43-2CDA-4CCB-95D4-305ACE9A5B32}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.399759 0.44519
51.399759 0.445196
51.399753 0.445315
51.399744 0.445454

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A227 and M2/A289
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
0.427879, 51.400770
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:36 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 1:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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