M2 eastbound lane 1 hard shoulder closure (44/7A to 45/5A)

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M2 eastbound lane 1 hard shoulder closure (44/7A to 45/5A)

Start time
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 6:41 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 19 minutes
Road
M2 – M2 Eastbound Between J1 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 6:41 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:18 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound lane 1 hard shoulder closure (44/7A to 45/5A)
Coordinates
51.393384, 0.457533
Latitude span
51.390459 – 51.396022
Longitude span
0.454479 – 0.461769
Bounding box centre
51.393241, 0.458124
Location descriptions
  • M2 eastbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 6:41 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 19 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{5EDBBEDD-3150-44F1-9118-F76125D65242}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
544 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.394017 0.456424
51.39392 0.456538
51.393561 0.456973
51.393416 0.457194
51.393411 0.457202
51.392923 0.457943
51.392144 0.459261
51.391978 0.459541
51.391847 0.459753
51.391243 0.460723
51.390833 0.461288
51.390459 0.461769

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{A1763830-23EE-45EE-8F31-712C9A8F6362}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
385 m
To Distance
647 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.396022 0.454479
51.395869 0.454616
51.395244 0.455187
51.394843 0.455544
51.394399 0.456006
51.394155 0.456263
51.394017 0.456424
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
0.456424, 51.394017
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 6:41 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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