M26 Eastbound M25 Jct 5 to Jct 2A lane 2 closure

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M26 Eastbound M25 Jct 5 to Jct 2A lane 2 closure

Start time
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
7 hours 30 minutes
Road
M26 – M26 Eastbound Between M25/A21 And J2A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:01 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:32 PM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: M26 Eastbound M25 Jct 5 to Jct 2A lane 2 closure
Coordinates
51.301652, 0.280798
Latitude span
51.300864 – 51.302599
Longitude span
0.273410 – 0.287607
Bounding box centre
51.301732, 0.280509
Location descriptions
  • M26 eastbound between M25/A21 and J2A
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 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
M26 eastbound between M25/A21 and J2A
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
M26
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{99372D15-5DE2-4C18-9CE7-5375C7B014A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
50 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.300864 0.27341
51.300865 0.273415
51.30097 0.274941
51.301073 0.276137
51.301168 0.277232
51.301206 0.2776
51.301395 0.279438
51.301395 0.279453
51.301713 0.282065
51.30191 0.283467
51.302183 0.285173
51.302265 0.285666

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M26 eastbound between M25/A21 and J2A
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
M26
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CAA741AB-5A85-449E-AF07-C307169A2DE8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.302265 0.285666
51.302279 0.285752

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M26 eastbound between M25/A21 and J2A
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M26
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1C0548F3-1B7D-4ABB-A14B-9D49A9395F57}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
134 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.302279 0.285752
51.302599 0.287607
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
0.273410, 51.300864
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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            [
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                51.301168
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            [
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            ],
            [
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            0.27341,
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        ],
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            0.273415,
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        ],
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            0.274941,
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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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        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:01 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:32 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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