A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 166/3 to 167/6)

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A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 166/3 to 167/6)

Start time
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:38 PM
Expected end
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 47 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A12 – A12 Northbound Between A120 Near Colchester (East) And B1029
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:38 PM
Last updated
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 2:06 AM
Cleared
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 2:25 AM
  • Latest update: A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 166/3 to 167/6)
Coordinates
51.926020, 0.936721
Latitude span
51.924435 – 51.930084
Longitude span
0.928316 – 0.943647
Bounding box centre
51.927260, 0.935982
Location descriptions
  • A12 northbound between A120 near Colchester (east) and B1029
  • A12 northbound within the A120 near Colchester (east) junction
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:38 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 22 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound between A120 near Colchester (east) and B1029
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
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{071ACD65-A049-4626-A658-523ADFCD9B8C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
150 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.927912 0.942028
51.928111 0.942222
51.928525 0.942599
51.928824 0.942836
51.929116 0.94303

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound within the A120 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8345D8F3-4FB7-40E4-867C-49EE75C415C6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.924498 0.930373
51.924488 0.930489
51.924475 0.930756
51.924443 0.931322
51.924435 0.931983
51.92446 0.932499
51.924471 0.932704
51.924497 0.933186
51.924542 0.933887
51.924564 0.934106
51.924639 0.934708
51.924685 0.935002
51.924729 0.935339
51.924745 0.935468
51.92482 0.935893
51.924852 0.936019

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound within the A120 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E4B79E2B-8D47-49A8-BE65-527F61CCD28A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
545 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.924935 0.936397
51.925092 0.936977
51.925221 0.93732
51.92538 0.937796
51.925565 0.938288
51.925726 0.938692
51.925982 0.939246
51.926239 0.939758
51.926515 0.940256
51.926618 0.940423
51.926935 0.940873
51.927251 0.941312
51.927513 0.94162
51.927912 0.942028

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound within the A120 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{88E6D094-E996-4CFF-BF76-231FD9EC44B1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
391 m
To Distance
526 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.92471 0.928316
51.924697 0.928435
51.924633 0.928925
51.924548 0.929698
51.924506 0.930243

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A12 northbound between A120 near Colchester (east) and B1029
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 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A8CFE18D-1A79-4A73-9113-B67461F33F78}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
115 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.929116 0.94303
51.929302 0.943159
51.92947 0.943271
51.929789 0.943467
51.930084 0.943647
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
0.942028, 51.927912
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Colchester
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:38 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 2:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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