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A12 northbound Jct 29 lane 2 closure

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A12 northbound Jct 29 lane 2 closure

Start time
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Feb 5, 2026 5:00 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 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Litter Clearance
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 3:52 PM
Last updated
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 6:48 PM
Cleared
Thu, Feb 5, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A12 northbound Jct 29 lane 2 closure
Coordinates
51.923840, 0.929144
Latitude span
51.920434 – 51.925646
Longitude span
0.915093 – 0.939133
Bounding box centre
51.923040, 0.927113
Location descriptions
  • A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
  • A12 northbound exit for A120 near Colchester (east)
  • A120 eastbound within the A12 near Colchester (east) junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Feb 5, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BE95212D-24AF-43F3-9460-B2158B62BDA1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
640 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.925643 0.915282
51.925609 0.916646

Segment 2

22 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound exit for A120 near Colchester (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
A120
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5F6E0B46-E740-4455-9443-8478AC757418}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
555 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A120 eastbound within the A12 near Colchester (east) junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A120
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
98 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.921619 0.935136
51.921565 0.935336

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A120 eastbound within the A12 near Colchester (east) junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A120
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
290 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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51.920523 0.93889
51.920484 0.939003
51.920434 0.939133

Segment 5

19 coordinate pairs
Description
A120 eastbound within the A12 near Colchester (east) junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A120
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{98ECD650-3385-4DED-8176-8E12FD94B7AA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
344 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.922988 0.931647
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51.922196 0.933094
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51.921951 0.933921
51.921922 0.934021

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound exit for A120 near Colchester (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End2
Linear Element Road
A120
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9658F5D9-0791-445D-9942-FF738832B7D6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.924386 0.930389

Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound between A133 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{141914E4-69D1-4F65-AA3D-AB83CFC40C6F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
417 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.925355 0.921837
51.925353 0.921852
51.92529 0.922697

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A120 eastbound within the A12 near Colchester (east) junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A120
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8225D188-F09D-468A-BEE7-BE5C14D8D990}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
38 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
70
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
70
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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
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 3:52 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 6:48 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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