A21 southbound lane 1 closure (40/0a to 41/2a)

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A21 southbound lane 1 closure (40/0a to 41/2a)

Start time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
A21 – A21 Southbound Between A225 And A26 Near Tonbridge (West)
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 3:17 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:54 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: A21 southbound lane 1 closure (40/0a to 41/2a)
Coordinates
51.187840, 0.238454
Latitude span
51.184447 – 51.192459
Longitude span
0.234058 – 0.244618
Bounding box centre
51.188453, 0.239338
Location descriptions
  • A21 southbound between A225 and A26 near Tonbridge (west)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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
A21 southbound between A225 and A26 near Tonbridge (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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A21
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4912BADF-C1E3-4948-8AC2-68890647AB5E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
416 m
To Distance
709 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.192459 0.234058
51.19187 0.234355
51.191793 0.234394
51.191198 0.234695
51.190598 0.235052
51.190206 0.235334
51.189989 0.235498

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A21 southbound between A225 and A26 near Tonbridge (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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A21
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3E78CBB2-DBB8-493A-BC21-81841F9995E2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.189989 0.235498
51.189904 0.235562
51.189557 0.235832
51.189237 0.236117
51.189192 0.236158
51.188972 0.236347
51.188724 0.236607
51.18844 0.236894
51.188182 0.237196
51.187916 0.237498

Segment 3

18 coordinate pairs
Description
A21 southbound between A225 and A26 near Tonbridge (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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A21
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{88D61DBA-56C2-498E-AD12-7591418D3910}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
636 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.187916 0.237498
51.187759 0.237691
51.187187 0.238479
51.186964 0.238812
51.186639 0.23934
51.186323 0.239897
51.186192 0.240148
51.185987 0.240525
51.185828 0.24086
51.185593 0.241378
51.185524 0.241532
51.185424 0.241757
51.185255 0.242149
51.185055 0.242683
51.18496 0.24295
51.184616 0.244021
51.184491 0.244459
51.184447 0.244618
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
0.234058, 51.192459
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Tonbridge
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 3:17 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:54 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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