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A2 eastbound Taper (116.5 - 116.8)

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A2 eastbound Taper (116.5 - 116.8)

Start time
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Between A260 And A256 Near Whitfield (West)
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 8:59 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 6:54 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: A2 eastbound Taper (116.5 - 116.8)
Coordinates
51.154890, 1.287115
Latitude span
51.154548 – 51.155736
Longitude span
1.283909 – 1.289170
Bounding box centre
51.155142, 1.286540
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 20, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1390D794-43FB-466D-937B-9FF0268A25D2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
17 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.155736 1.283909
51.155726 1.283945
51.155671 1.284153
51.155288 1.285313
51.155138 1.285845
51.155039 1.286182
51.154967 1.286491

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E4A6431B-361F-410A-8D0A-05057D008071}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
144 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.154822 1.287167
51.154759 1.287492
51.154727 1.287661
51.154678 1.287947
51.154674 1.287972
51.154643 1.288113
51.154577 1.288637
51.154569 1.288705
51.154561 1.288765
51.15455 1.288864
51.154548 1.288936
51.154555 1.289008
51.154565 1.28917

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ED054468-5E3D-40FC-8442-897C9D705842}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.154874 1.286928
51.154822 1.287167

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A260 and A256 near Whitfield (west)
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A42C04CD-964F-4DBE-919E-583885EC38F3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.154967 1.286491
51.154926 1.28666
51.154902 1.286781
51.154884 1.286872
51.154874 1.286928
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
1.283909, 51.155736
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Whitfield
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 8:59 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 6:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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