A2 westbound layby closure (91/0)

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A2 westbound layby closure (91/0)

Start time
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
A2 – A2 Westbound Between A2050 Near Canterbury (West) And M2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 6:40 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 2:16 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: A2 westbound layby closure (91/0)
Coordinates
51.287439, 1.011188
Latitude span
51.287155 – 51.287713
Longitude span
1.009135 – 1.013386
Bounding box centre
51.287434, 1.011261
Location descriptions
  • A2 westbound between A2050 near Canterbury (west) and M2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 8, 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 westbound between A2050 near Canterbury (west) and M2
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AC597496-392A-405C-A049-9E32BD0841AD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
211 m
To Distance
244 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.287155 1.013386
51.287214 1.01292

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 westbound between A2050 near Canterbury (west) and M2
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8062EA34-06BB-4738-9B49-1CB618DE22E6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
86 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.287546 1.010349
51.287558 1.010261
51.287592 1.010038
51.287713 1.009135

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A2 westbound between A2050 near Canterbury (west) and M2
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{37DDE002-F5C2-4693-86EF-3986CB9F813F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.287214 1.01292
51.287412 1.011337
51.287546 1.010349
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
1.013386, 51.287155
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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        [
            [
                1.013386,
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            ],
            [
                1.01292,
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            ],
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                1.010349,
                51.287546
            ],
            [
                1.010261,
                51.287558
            ],
            [
                1.010038,
                51.287592
            ],
            [
                1.009135,
                51.287713
            ],
            [
                1.01292,
                51.287214
            ],
            [
                1.011337,
                51.287412
            ],
            [
                1.010349,
                51.287546
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            1.013386,
            51.287155
        ],
        [
            1.01292,
            51.287214
        ],
        [
            1.010349,
            51.287546
        ],
        [
            1.010261,
            51.287558
        ],
        [
            1.010038,
            51.287592
        ],
        [
            1.009135,
            51.287713
        ],
        [
            1.01292,
            51.287214
        ],
        [
            1.011337,
            51.287412
        ],
        [
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            51.287546
        ]
    ]
]
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
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 6:40 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 2:16 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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