A2 southbound lane 1 closure

Planned

A2 southbound lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Between A2050 Near Canterbury (South) And A260
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 11:18 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 12:23 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A2 southbound lane 1 closure
Coordinates
51.247693, 1.132046
Latitude span
51.247478 – 51.247885
Longitude span
1.131852 – 1.132252
Bounding box centre
51.247682, 1.132052
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound between A2050 near Canterbury (south) and A260
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A2050 near Canterbury (south) and A260
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 End2
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C7AD0221-3080-485E-87C1-2D6B6B63B1FA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
854 m
To Distance
873 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.247885 1.131852
51.247746 1.131998

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A2050 near Canterbury (south) and A260
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9B519223-23F4-495C-8204-D8FB6A085623}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
34 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.247746 1.131998
51.247609 1.13213
51.247478 1.132252
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
5
First coordinate pair
1.131852, 51.247885
Road section segments
1
Road section points
5
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                1.131852,
                51.247885
            ],
            [
                1.131998,
                51.247746
            ],
            [
                1.131998,
                51.247746
            ],
            [
                1.13213,
                51.247609
            ],
            [
                1.132252,
                51.247478
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            1.131852,
            51.247885
        ],
        [
            1.131998,
            51.247746
        ],
        [
            1.131998,
            51.247746
        ],
        [
            1.13213,
            51.247609
        ],
        [
            1.132252,
            51.247478
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Canterbury
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 11:18 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 12:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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