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A23 eastbound lane 2 closure South Terminal to Jct 9

Planned

A23 eastbound lane 2 closure South Terminal to Jct 9

Start time
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A23 – A23 Southbound Between A217 And M23 J9A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 10:08 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 1:16 PM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A23 eastbound lane 2 closure South Terminal to Jct 9
Coordinates
51.160243, -0.157626
Latitude span
51.159406 – 51.162334
Longitude span
-0.172031 – -0.136033
Bounding box centre
51.160870, -0.154032
Location descriptions
  • A23 southbound between A217 and M23 J9A
  • roundabout at A23/A217/M23 Spur (Gatwick) J9A
  • M23 spur (Gatwick) westbound between M23 J9 and J9A
  • M23 spur (Gatwick) eastbound between M23 J9 and J9A
  • A23 northbound between M23 J9A and A217
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 6, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A217 and M23 J9A
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E76A11D6-31EB-4246-87BE-618963199FE9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.159581 -0.161177
51.159581 -0.161177

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A23/A217/M23 Spur (Gatwick) J9A
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
64 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 spur (Gatwick) westbound between M23 J9 and J9A
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A217 and M23 J9A
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
193 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 spur (Gatwick) eastbound between M23 J9 and J9A
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
986 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 spur (Gatwick) eastbound between M23 J9 and J9A
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
216 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

22 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A217 and M23 J9A
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2 m
To Distance
477 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A217 and M23 J9A
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C1858BE2-F34A-4E9B-AC54-AD2A453B314A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
38 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.160528 -0.16593
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Segment 9

15 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 northbound between M23 J9A and A217
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{138827EB-B121-449A-A616-F8AA764941B2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
448 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 10:08 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 1:16 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the A23? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

A23 live closures

Related incidents

M23 northbound Jct 10 24 hour lane 1 closure on exit slip road

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Crawley M23 · M23 J10 Northbound Exit

Expected to clear in 6 months 3 weeks

Started 27 Feb 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 1 Mar 2027, 06:00

M23 northbound Jct 10 24 hour lane 1 closure on exit slip road

Category: Authority Operation
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A23 Southbound Dean Lane Right turn Lane To / from Closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Redhill A23 · A23 Southbound Between A237 And B2031

Starts in 6 hours 18 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 04:00

A23 Southbound Dean Lane Right turn Lane To / from Closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Brighton And Hove A23 · A23 Southbound Between A273 And A27

Starts in 5 hours 18 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M23 northbound lane 3 closure (52/3 to 50/1)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Crawley M23 · M23 Northbound Between J11 And J10A

Starts in 4 hours 18 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M23 northbound lane 3 closure (52/3 to 50/1)

Category: Road Maintenance
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A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Brighton And Hove A23 · A23 Southbound Between A273 And A27

Cleared 18 hours 41 minutes ago

Started 4 Aug 2026, 20:00 Ended 4 Aug 2026, 20:00

A23 southbound lane 2 closure (0/0 to 2/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M23 northbound lane 3 closure (52/3 to 50/1)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Crawley M23 · M23 Northbound Between J11 And J10A

Cleared 19 hours 26 minutes ago

Started 4 Aug 2026, 19:00 Ended 4 Aug 2026, 19:15

M23 northbound lane 3 closure (52/3 to 50/1)

Category: Road Maintenance
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