A12 northbound Jct 26 to Jct 28 lane closures (MP 157/3 to 161/2)
ClearedA12 northbound Jct 26 to Jct 28 lane closures (MP 157/3 to 161/2)
- Start time
- Thu, Feb 5, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Fri, Feb 6, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Road
- A12 – A12 Northbound Between A1124 And A133
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Northbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 1 lanes affected
- Reason
- Litter Clearance
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:35 AM
- Last updated
- Thu, Feb 5, 2026 5:37 PM
- Cleared
- Fri, Feb 6, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: A12 northbound Jct 26 to Jct 28 lane closures (MP 157/3 to 161/2)
- Coordinates
- 51.896337, 0.852702
- Latitude span
- 51.890485 – 51.907895
- Longitude span
- 0.825958 – 0.867806
- Bounding box centre
- 51.899190, 0.846882
- Location descriptions
-
- A12 northbound between A1124 and A133
- A12 northbound within the A1124 junction
- A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Thu, Feb 5, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Feb 6, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 8 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
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound between A1124 and A133
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {433D9328-E68F-4C48-8768-C4D413E3C5EA}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 356 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.891478 0.842496 51.891708 0.845592 51.891811 0.846544 51.891872 0.846998 51.891993 0.847587 51.891993 0.847602
Segment 2
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound within the A1124 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {5F316C15-2BCF-4884-8C4F-69BF277AB9F6}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 77 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.890521 0.827334 51.890548 0.828455
Segment 3
24 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 0 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {E5933105-5851-42F2-926C-0F2B42014D33}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 663 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4
44 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 0 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {EC5AD601-9261-4BA8-BADE-DDE193454C05}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,700 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound between A1124 and A133
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {EF37AD11-CA89-48CA-AC4A-A48DC0313B54}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 643 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.890803 0.833218 51.890815 0.833414 51.890934 0.835341 51.890938 0.835413 51.891191 0.838743 51.891267 0.839692 51.891478 0.842496
Segment 6
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound within the A1124 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {7FC98B69-4C86-4E40-AE04-7A4167B10811}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 329 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.890548 0.828455 51.890546 0.828542 51.890587 0.829809 51.890636 0.830771 51.890659 0.831311 51.890803 0.833218
Segment 7
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- A12 northbound within the A1124 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A12
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {E0C3D0DD-AE1C-4369-BCEC-FED5A06865E2}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 308 m
- To Distance
- 403 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.890485 0.825958 51.890489 0.826053 51.890521 0.827334
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 92
- First coordinate pair
- 0.842496, 51.891478
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 92
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Litter Clearance
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed region label
- Colchester
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:35 AM
- Record versioned
- Thu, Feb 5, 2026 5:37 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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A12 live closuresRelated incidents
A12 northbound Jct 15 to Jct 19 carriageway closure
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Chelmsford
A12 · A12 Northbound Between B1007 And A1114/A130
Starts in 14 hours 56 minutes
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Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 04:00
A12 northbound Jct 15 to Jct 19 carriageway closure
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A120 eastbound Ardleigh to Bromley lane closure (MP 153/6 to 154/6)
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A120 · A120 Eastbound Between A12 Near Colchester (East) And A133
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Ended 15 Jun 2026, 04:00
A120 eastbound Ardleigh to Bromley lane closure (MP 153/6 to 154/6)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A12 northbound Jct 11 to Jct 12 lane 2 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Havering
A12 · A12 Northbound Between M25 And A1023
Cleared 1 day 1 hour ago
Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 04:00
A12 northbound Jct 11 to Jct 12 lane 2 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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A12 northbound Jct 15 to Jct 19 carriageway closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Chelmsford
A12 · A12 Northbound Between B1007 And A1114/A130
Cleared 1 day 1 hour ago
Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 04:00
A12 northbound Jct 15 to Jct 19 carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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A12 northbound Ipswich Road exit slip carriageway closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Colchester
A12 · A12 Northbound Between A120 Near Colchester (East) And B1029
Cleared 2 days 1 hour ago
Started 13 Jun 2026, 01:00
Ended 13 Jun 2026, 04:00
A12 northbound Ipswich Road exit slip carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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A12 northbound Jct 28 exit slip carriageway closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Colchester
A12 · A12 Northbound Exit At A Minor Junction Between A133 And A120 Near Colchester (East)
Cleared 2 days 6 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 22:00
Ended 12 Jun 2026, 22:40
A12 northbound Jct 28 exit slip carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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