A249 Northbound and southbound carriageway closures between Queenborough phase 2 and Cowstead roundabout

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A249 Northbound and southbound carriageway closures between Queenborough phase 2 and Cowstead roundabout

Start time
Tue, May 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A249 – A249 Southbound Between B2007 And A250 Near Queenborough
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 10:27 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 13, 2026 2:34 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A249 Northbound and southbound carriageway closures between Queenborough phase 2 and Cowstead roundabout
Coordinates
51.412888, 0.757797
Latitude span
51.410379 – 51.415315
Longitude span
0.757089 – 0.759557
Bounding box centre
51.412847, 0.758323
Location descriptions
  • A249 southbound between B2007 and A250 near Queenborough
  • A249 southbound between A250 near Queenborough and B2231
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 southbound between B2007 and A250 near Queenborough
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2C50CC19-5A4B-4748-8FC5-4C5482BD2C04}
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
51.413206 0.757303
51.413132 0.757326
51.413026 0.75737

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 southbound between B2007 and A250 near Queenborough
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4F6EF759-C98C-45EF-B6CF-A866DE7136A3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
25 m
To Distance
70 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.415315 0.757219
51.414911 0.757151

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 southbound between B2007 and A250 near Queenborough
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C0E8E4E5-0394-466A-853E-CB7DD1C20160}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
153 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.414571 0.757096
51.414052 0.757089
51.413766 0.757138
51.413206 0.757303

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 southbound between A250 near Queenborough and B2231
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{959D859C-BA90-434C-81F8-759E22534FB9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
305 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.412776 0.757522
51.412601 0.757607
51.412029 0.757956
51.411097 0.758684
51.4105 0.75931
51.410422 0.759417
51.410381 0.759539
51.410379 0.759557

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 southbound between A250 near Queenborough and B2231
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CDE056AA-D2AD-410F-A218-0DF76FBFF95E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.413026 0.75737
51.412776 0.757522

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 southbound between B2007 and A250 near Queenborough
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5B835BBA-41DA-4F1D-BEEE-93816C7BEAB2}
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
51.414911 0.757151
51.414571 0.757096
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
0.757303, 51.413206
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Queenborough
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 10:27 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 13, 2026 2:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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