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A23 southbound lane 1 closure (14/8a to 12/7a)

Cleared

A23 southbound lane 1 closure (14/8a to 12/7a)

Start time
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A23 – A23 Southbound Between A272 And A2300
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 2:20 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 6:35 PM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:10 PM
  • Latest update: A23 southbound lane 1 closure (14/8a to 12/7a)
Coordinates
50.979779, -0.197041
Latitude span
50.969871 – 50.988175
Longitude span
-0.198405 – -0.194056
Bounding box centre
50.979023, -0.196231
Location descriptions
  • A23 southbound between A272 and A2300
  • A23 southbound within the A2300 junction
  • A23 southbound within the A272 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 24, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A272 and A2300
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
{7848C7D7-0F4C-4D2C-A32E-BF51DCF61BC0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
117 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.974473 -0.196161
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50.974253 -0.195998
50.973972 -0.195796
50.973602 -0.195515

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A272 and A2300
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
361 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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50.970461 -0.194192

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound within the A2300 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
South Bound
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
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.970166 -0.194131
50.969944 -0.194072
50.969871 -0.194056

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound within the A272 junction
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{409562B7-809A-4339-A177-154860D87373}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.987047 -0.197412
50.98702 -0.197398

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A272 and A2300
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
394 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.976254 -0.197345
50.976018 -0.197212
50.975555 -0.196945
50.975119 -0.196634
50.974561 -0.196225

Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound within the A272 junction
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 End2
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{486AB06B-018B-4079-AFF1-4531FB9E4067}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
281 m
To Distance
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.987987 -0.197703
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50.987124 -0.197431

Segment 7

13 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound within the A272 junction
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8BAABA9E-F47A-4501-A735-A58A9664A073}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
337 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.984286 -0.197447
50.984152 -0.197495
50.984 -0.197544

Segment 8

20 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A272 and A2300
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
{5576F654-9A89-476D-8779-B1AE9C4BA047}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
684 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
69
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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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
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 2:20 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 6:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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