M2 eastbound lane 1 closure (79/1A to 80/7A)

Planned

M2 eastbound lane 1 closure (79/1A to 80/7A)

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
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
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 12:15 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:11 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound lane 1 closure (79/1A to 80/7A)
Coordinates
51.302058, 0.865478
Latitude span
51.301728 – 51.302705
Longitude span
0.852180 – 0.875830
Bounding box centre
51.302217, 0.864005
Location descriptions
  • M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

8 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
158 m
To Distance
720 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.302511 0.853407
51.302309 0.854714
51.302167 0.855739
51.302031 0.856878
51.3019 0.858204
51.301792 0.860048
51.301791 0.860091

Segment 2

12 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{68CF1E3A-359F-4A4C-883D-604E7E061E87}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
676 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.301746 0.861552
51.301739 0.862369
51.301728 0.862841
51.301766 0.86491
51.301767 0.865211
51.301794 0.865629
51.30181 0.866133
51.301815 0.866291
51.301875 0.866869
51.301926 0.867701
51.302111 0.869747

Segment 3

10 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{84E04FE0-B13E-44FC-9329-C3A53C598B1A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
426 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.30223 0.871148
51.302276 0.871801
51.302316 0.872479
51.302334 0.873423
51.302326 0.873752
51.302305 0.874623
51.302282 0.875167
51.302241 0.875767
51.302235 0.87583
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
0.852180, 51.302705
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 12:15 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:11 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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