A12 southbound Ipswich Road entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Sat, Jul 4, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road: A12 – A12 Southbound Access At A Minor Junction Between B1029 And A120 Near Colchester (East)
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 9:06 PM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 11:00 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 11:35 PM

Latest update: A12 southbound Ipswich Road entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 51.952358, 0.961945
Latitude span: 51.949267 – 51.954068
Longitude span: 0.959690 – 0.962791
Bounding box centre: 51.951668, 0.961241
Location descriptions: A12 southbound access at a minor junction between B1029 and A120 near Colchester (east)

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sat, Jul 4, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours
Probability code (raw): certain
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

17 coordinate pairs

Description: A12 southbound access at a minor junction between B1029 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A12
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {4903DC4B-D775-4FD1-8564-904AAE1018F3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 498 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: A12 southbound access at a minor junction between B1029 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A12
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {CE3E5B53-9C6D-469C-804C-C5167D70789E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 3 m
To Distance: 84 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A12 southbound access at a minor junction between B1029 and A120 near Colchester (east)
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A12
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {745A33E9-2636-440D-B42B-A0FBD4BD71EA}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry 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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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 25
First coordinate pair: 0.962791, 51.953246
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 25

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Carriageway Closures
Feed region label: Colchester