M2 eastbound lane 1 closure (78/2 to 79/4)

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M2 eastbound lane 1 closure (78/2 to 79/4)

Start time
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 1 second
Road
M2 – M2 Eastbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 26, 2026 7:37 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 11:31 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound lane 1 closure (78/2 to 79/4)
Coordinates
51.302847, 0.846423
Latitude span
51.301914 – 51.303257
Longitude span
0.838890 – 0.856521
Bounding box centre
51.302586, 0.847706
Location descriptions
  • M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 18, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{58A2BB05-7114-4FAB-98D1-CA512A8EEB06}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
469 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.303051 0.849978
51.303043 0.850039
51.303027 0.850139
51.302511 0.853407
51.302309 0.854714
51.302167 0.855739
51.302074 0.856521

Segment 2

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{370F72F0-0E04-4802-B944-6E78297F144E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
357 m
To Distance
1,158 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.301952 0.839024
51.302153 0.83964
51.302268 0.840048
51.302443 0.840676
51.302632 0.84142
51.302794 0.842147
51.302858 0.842467
51.302891 0.842669
51.302983 0.843249
51.303022 0.84351
51.30311 0.844319
51.30314 0.844579
51.303188 0.845199
51.303234 0.845876
51.303245 0.846178
51.303255 0.846494
51.303256 0.846824
51.303257 0.847154
51.303251 0.847412
51.303229 0.847956
51.303211 0.848314
51.303184 0.848685
51.303144 0.849228
51.30311 0.849498
51.303051 0.849978
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
33
First coordinate pair
0.849978, 51.303051
Road section segments
1
Road section points
33
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, May 26, 2026 7:37 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 11:31 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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