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A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 169/5 to 171/1)

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A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 169/5 to 171/1)

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
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, Jul 10, 2026 3:09 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 3:51 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A12 northbound Jct 29 to Jct 30 lane 2 closure (MP 169/5 to 171/1)
Coordinates
51.950069, 0.960469
Latitude span
51.944533 – 51.956849
Longitude span
0.956531 – 0.967755
Bounding box centre
51.950691, 0.962143
Location descriptions
  • A12 northbound between A120 near Colchester (east) and B1029
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 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

4 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
{6F1E6B37-4FEE-4C71-A76E-FEA4184DB6AC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
227 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.955327 0.96554
51.95582 0.96625
51.956723 0.967561
51.956849 0.967755

Segment 2

4 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 End2
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F373291E-F428-448A-AEE7-92D0BF86AB11}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
287 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.953434 0.962817
51.954293 0.964053
51.955327 0.96554

Segment 3

10 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 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9DBD4F5E-99B6-449C-8331-7C665C9742E9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
404 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.948525 0.959061
51.948652 0.959123
51.948972 0.959277
51.949273 0.959457
51.950187 0.959954
51.950906 0.960336
51.95103 0.960417
51.951277 0.960594
51.951524 0.96077
51.95194 0.961074

Segment 4

3 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 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{40784D21-AB0F-4EA9-BDF7-BB5C62A14EAF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
459 m
To Distance
550 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.944533 0.956531
51.944906 0.956812
51.945277 0.957084

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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C1193369-174D-40F1-94E7-4C05E8A98C2A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
199 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.95194 0.961074
51.952256 0.961371
51.952746 0.961913
51.95306 0.962298
51.95339 0.962771

Segment 6

13 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 End1
Linear Element Road
A12
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{998C460A-902D-4610-8657-5221B5FA112E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
386 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.94548 0.957214
51.945728 0.957384
51.945878 0.957487
51.94648 0.957876
51.946701 0.958022
51.946914 0.958123
51.947056 0.958203
51.947615 0.958519
51.948466 0.959026
51.948499 0.959047
51.948519 0.959058
51.948525 0.959061
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
0.965540, 51.955327
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair 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, Jul 10, 2026 3:09 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 3:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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