A12 northbound Jct 27 to Jct 28 lane 1 closure (MP 160/0 to 161/5)

Planned

A12 northbound Jct 27 to Jct 28 lane 1 closure (MP 160/0 to 161/5)

Start time
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
A12 – A12 Northbound Between A133 And A120 Near Colchester (East)
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 3:37 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 5:44 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A12 northbound Jct 27 to Jct 28 lane 1 closure (MP 160/0 to 161/5)
Coordinates
51.903861, 0.865791
Latitude span
51.898488 – 51.910524
Longitude span
0.861523 – 0.869323
Bounding box centre
51.904506, 0.865423
Location descriptions
  • A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 4:00 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

31 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
546 m
To Distance
1,800 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.898488 0.861523
51.898645 0.861776
51.898766 0.861973
51.898975 0.862277
51.899358 0.862795
51.899672 0.863193
51.899759 0.863296
51.899987 0.863562
51.900416 0.86404
51.900644 0.864259
51.900829 0.864445
51.901172 0.864757
51.901568 0.865088
51.901781 0.865232
51.902055 0.865424
51.902622 0.86578
51.902772 0.865877
51.903483 0.866242
51.904043 0.866482
51.904266 0.866569
51.904355 0.866597
51.904659 0.866695
51.905213 0.866833
51.905776 0.86697
51.905964 0.867036
51.906588 0.867255
51.907104 0.867462
51.907478 0.867617
51.907781 0.867753
51.908572 0.868123
51.908757 0.868224

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{3632927F-C347-48A7-B9BC-41FACA84F1EC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
210 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.908757 0.868224
51.908856 0.868272
51.909406 0.868598
51.909902 0.868906
51.910524 0.869323
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
0.861523, 51.898488
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Colchester
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 3:37 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 5:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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