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A23 southbound lane 1 and layby closure

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A23 southbound lane 1 and layby closure

Start time
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:54 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 6 minutes
Road
A23 – A23 Southbound Between A273 And A27
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:55 PM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 4:53 AM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: A23 southbound lane 1 and layby closure
Coordinates
50.873687, -0.160076
Latitude span
50.868052 – 50.889745
Longitude span
-0.165091 – -0.156281
Bounding box centre
50.878899, -0.160686
Location descriptions
  • A23 southbound between A273 and A27
  • A23 northbound within the A27 junction
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:54 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 6 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C53792BC-4752-4E07-970D-2D88C9D706E5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.878125 -0.164388
50.87811 -0.164383

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0BB525F5-964B-44F2-8898-1B218B723938}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
72 m
To Distance
133 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.880158 -0.165091
50.879979 -0.16504
50.879627 -0.164912

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C48FB05C-DA11-4CB7-B2F7-4E0E963A4889}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
171 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.879627 -0.164912
50.879554 -0.164901
50.878858 -0.164658
50.878125 -0.164388

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 northbound within the A27 junction
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1660D236-AE66-4EC1-8B73-9F977A509CD6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
42 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.868327 -0.1567
50.868226 -0.156562
50.868107 -0.156382
50.868052 -0.156281

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8D00B9B9-F365-464F-809D-AE13DCB415A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
281 m
To Distance
330 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.889745 -0.163041
50.889317 -0.163234

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A273 and A27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C53792BC-4752-4E07-970D-2D88C9D706E5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,062 m
To Distance
1,138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.869495 -0.158063
50.869387 -0.157951
50.869125 -0.157678
50.868942 -0.157444

Segment 7

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 northbound within the A27 junction
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F318F427-B8D7-4AE0-BF68-52969FD16801}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.868942 -0.157444
50.868905 -0.157402
50.868658 -0.157114
50.868501 -0.156893
50.868474 -0.156865

Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 northbound within the A27 junction
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E0DA69DB-C55C-469B-B227-D9590C48FC86}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.868474 -0.156865
50.868382 -0.156755
50.868327 -0.1567
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-0.164388, 50.878125
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:55 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 4:53 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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