M2 eastbound hard shoulder closure

Cleared

M2 eastbound hard shoulder closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:14 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 16 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M2 – M2 Eastbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:14 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:59 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:30 AM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.323417, 0.679974
Latitude span
51.320594 – 51.326409
Longitude span
0.671876 – 0.688108
Bounding box centre
51.323502, 0.679992
Location descriptions
  • M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:14 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 3:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 46 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{219815D2-B765-44BF-A2E8-8E38C11F10A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
254 m
To Distance
637 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.326409 0.671876
51.326099 0.672704
51.325941 0.673125
51.325377 0.674627
51.324647 0.676571
51.324641 0.676586

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{B33F800E-3DF3-4188-8A69-B977F34884FF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
921 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.324641 0.676586
51.324218 0.677731
51.324216 0.677735
51.323781 0.678885
51.322772 0.681552
51.322439 0.682439
51.321754 0.684273
51.321447 0.685172
51.321141 0.686102
51.320761 0.687457
51.320621 0.687996
51.320594 0.688108
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
0.671876, 51.326409
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:14 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:59 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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