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A2 westbound Duke of York roundabout to Whitfield carriageway closure

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A2 westbound Duke of York roundabout to Whitfield carriageway closure

Start time
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 6:42 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 38 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A2 – A2 Eastbound Between A256 Near Whitfield (East) And A258
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Singlecarriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 6:42 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 8:47 PM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 9:20 PM
  • Latest update: A2 westbound Duke of York roundabout to Whitfield carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.148324, 1.324732
Latitude span
51.147902 – 51.148759
Longitude span
1.323781 – 1.325614
Bounding box centre
51.148331, 1.324698
Location descriptions
  • A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 6:42 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 18 minutes
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{08173EC4-0214-4A4C-9501-F06795179541}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
358 m
To Distance
371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.148759 1.323781
51.148689 1.323933

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6A797102-B041-4DD1-B511-92CC43A1954A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
45 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.148689 1.323933
51.148596 1.324138
51.148489 1.324402
51.148462 1.324466

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{35062060-FE05-487C-9965-6B653F065777}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
47 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.148213 1.324974
51.148012 1.325368
51.147955 1.325509

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{63045501-08F4-4109-B806-85C68FC3AB35}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.147955 1.325509
51.147944 1.325535
51.147902 1.325614

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 eastbound between A256 near Whitfield (east) and A258
Carriageway
Single Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AA355424-1796-45A7-9F86-B0C285F193FE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
45 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.148462 1.324466
51.148437 1.324525
51.148412 1.324582
51.148213 1.324974
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
1.323781, 51.148759
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Whitfield
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 6:42 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 8:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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