M2 eastbound hard shoulder closure 73/8 to MP 77/2

Cleared

M2 eastbound hard shoulder closure 73/8 to MP 77/2

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:29 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 31 minutes 1 second
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
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:29 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:39 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound hard shoulder closure 73/8 to MP 77/2
Coordinates
51.296236, 0.808447
Latitude span
51.294881 – 51.299068
Longitude span
0.779641 – 0.829629
Bounding box centre
51.296975, 0.804635
Location descriptions
  • M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:29 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 31 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

2 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{93A7186A-0574-47EB-B85A-FF251261C95D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
15 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.299008 0.829433
51.299068 0.829629

Segment 2

16 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
{241F6ED7-A568-470F-A649-A13F68B90492}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
494 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.294895 0.81357
51.294899 0.813771
51.294912 0.813973
51.294995 0.814997
51.295025 0.815257
51.295123 0.816023
51.295202 0.816501
51.29528 0.816979
51.295376 0.817487
51.295433 0.817735
51.29554 0.818143

Segment 3

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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{203070DC-FE53-4D59-9643-923DEDE901BF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,536 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.296395 0.79563
51.295306 0.806896
51.295029 0.809877
51.295029 0.80989
51.294956 0.810662
51.294918 0.81119

Segment 4

11 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{99C76BD2-AEBC-42B2-89EA-AF5F95E5EC07}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
877 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.295647 0.818565
51.295696 0.818755
51.29587 0.819368
51.296139 0.820188
51.296312 0.820744
51.296899 0.822616
51.297449 0.8244
51.298367 0.827369
51.298917 0.829167
51.299008 0.829433

Segment 5

8 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F1071582-7663-4C76-8615-C04D7C2FBC8A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
49 m
To Distance
733 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.297244 0.785947
51.297223 0.786432
51.297063 0.788557
51.296986 0.789413
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
49
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
49
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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
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:29 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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