A303 eastbound Popham Services closure

Cleared

A303 eastbound Popham Services closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
50 minutes 1 second
Road
A303 – A303 Eastbound At The Popham Services Between A34 And A30
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:29 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:20 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:50 PM
  • Latest update: A303 eastbound Popham Services closure
Coordinates
51.194439, -1.228063
Latitude span
51.193679 – 51.195296
Longitude span
-1.231427 – -1.224983
Bounding box centre
51.194488, -1.228205
Location descriptions
  • A303 eastbound at the Popham Services between A34 and A30
  • A303 eastbound between A34 and A30
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A303 eastbound at the Popham Services between A34 and A30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A303
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4A5D3708-B05D-4F70-936F-23979BE1BEF5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.193857 -1.230411
51.193894 -1.230186

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A303 eastbound between A34 and A30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A303
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{817F7509-9A4F-4E46-AA18-96C43CCAE9BE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.194891 -1.226174
51.195069 -1.225714
51.195296 -1.224983

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A303 eastbound at the Popham Services between A34 and A30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A303
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4A5D3708-B05D-4F70-936F-23979BE1BEF5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
204 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.194462 -1.227643
51.194494 -1.22751
51.194891 -1.226174

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A303 eastbound between A34 and A30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A303
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5959FB1D-4A7D-4FA2-AA0D-0E1692F65893}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
693 m
To Distance
767 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.193679 -1.231427
51.193857 -1.230411
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-1.230411, 51.193857
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            51.193857
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:29 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:20 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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