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M26 Eastbound M25 Jct 5 to Jct 3 carriageway closure

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M26 Eastbound M25 Jct 5 to Jct 3 carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
6 hours 5 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M26 – M26 Eastbound Between J2A And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 2:50 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 3:05 AM
  • Latest update: M26 Eastbound M25 Jct 5 to Jct 3 carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.295683, 0.222330
Latitude span
51.289224 – 51.304500
Longitude span
0.135312 – 0.345983
Bounding box centre
51.296862, 0.240648
Location descriptions
  • M26 eastbound between J2A and J3
  • M25 anti-clockwise within J5
  • M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
  • M26 J2A eastbound access
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 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
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M26 eastbound between J2A and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{A9A5CD28-1B7F-471B-9FAB-679B3C9FA4CB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.304384 0.345437
51.3045 0.345983

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M25 anti-clockwise within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Anticlockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M25
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B1EDDFA4-7056-4018-892D-19C60F24B62A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
58 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.291207 0.142216
51.291219 0.142249
51.291467 0.142949

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M25 anti-clockwise within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Anticlockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M25
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DCB412B1-6860-4E5C-9D28-FD8EA23F5848}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
458 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.289477 0.136514
51.289485 0.136571
51.289755 0.137545
51.290034 0.138519
51.290322 0.139458
51.29062 0.140425
51.290738 0.140818
51.290934 0.141429
51.291207 0.142216

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Anticlockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M25
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8EEA69A0-4A7B-421E-8E4C-F76BC16ABDC0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
339 m
To Distance
412 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.289224 0.135312
51.289254 0.135428
51.289464 0.136255
51.289463 0.136283

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M26 J2A eastbound access
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M26
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{414DF328-0922-4164-8EFC-6E91AC76533F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
23 m
To Distance
627 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.302581 0.335742
51.302586 0.335809
51.302609 0.336025
51.302762 0.336908
51.302939 0.337922
51.303143 0.339171
51.303395 0.340527
51.304098 0.344063

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M26 eastbound between J2A and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M26
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9085CE5C-F150-47B5-83C9-7E1BB6063274}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
100 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.304098 0.344063
51.304384 0.345437
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
0.345437, 51.304384
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 2:50 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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