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M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (72/9 to 77/5)

Planned

M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (72/9 to 77/5)

Start time
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 22, 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 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Dec 31, 2025 3:45 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:06 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (72/9 to 77/5)
Coordinates
51.296431, 0.802162
Latitude span
51.294881 – 51.299104
Longitude span
0.766755 – 0.829745
Bounding box centre
51.296993, 0.798250
Location descriptions
  • M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 22, 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

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M2
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{241F6ED7-A568-470F-A649-A13F68B90492}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
494 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.294995 0.814997
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51.295202 0.816501
51.29528 0.816979
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Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
877 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.297449 0.8244
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Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{203070DC-FE53-4D59-9643-923DEDE901BF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,536 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.295306 0.806896
51.295029 0.809877
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Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{93A7186A-0574-47EB-B85A-FF251261C95D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.299104 0.829745

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{F1071582-7663-4C76-8615-C04D7C2FBC8A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
733 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.297223 0.786432
51.297063 0.788557
51.296986 0.789413

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M2 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{E51CBC0A-326E-4453-B364-C379DFABAA11}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
111 m
To Distance
960 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
59
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
59
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Dec 31, 2025 3:45 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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