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M2 westbound Watling Street exit slip road closure

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M2 westbound Watling Street exit slip road closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 2 seconds
Road
M2 – M2 Westbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 8:22 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 8:45 PM
  • Latest update: M2 westbound Watling Street exit slip road closure
Coordinates
51.398936, 0.447235
Latitude span
51.396459 – 51.399565
Longitude span
0.441926 – 0.453553
Bounding box centre
51.398012, 0.447740
Location descriptions
  • M2 westbound between J2 and J1
  • M2 J1 westbound exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 15 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 westbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F7042E4D-CD64-418C-8BCF-166989CD1821}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.399506 0.445254
51.399525 0.445023

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 westbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{269AB891-CBEB-4241-982B-A048355F1A84}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
347 m
To Distance
688 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.396459 0.453553
51.396848 0.453164
51.397739 0.451854
51.398087 0.451183
51.398277 0.450747
51.398557 0.450048

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 westbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B06F9D55-74C9-4715-8AF7-30A1F7F305B5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
140 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.399525 0.445023
51.399526 0.445016
51.399565 0.443926
51.399551 0.443001

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 J1 westbound exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1C3A1AF3-661E-4D84-99FC-A2B76A4100E1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.399551 0.443001
51.399516 0.442283
51.399462 0.441926

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 westbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{01E92785-8837-4BC5-9B4E-E9635FDE2119}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
352 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.398721 0.449546
51.398849 0.449128
51.398984 0.448601
51.399159 0.447843
51.399298 0.447131
51.399365 0.446636
51.399366 0.446632
51.399368 0.446623
51.399474 0.445673
51.399506 0.445254
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
0.445254, 51.399506
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
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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 provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:45 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 8:22 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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