M48 eastbound Jct 2 between exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

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M48 eastbound Jct 2 between exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 12 minutes 1 second
Road
M48 – M48 Eastbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:52 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 1:02 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 2:00 AM
  • Latest update: M48 eastbound Jct 2 between exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.620486, -2.670224
Latitude span
51.620186 – 51.620725
Longitude span
-2.672859 – -2.667828
Bounding box centre
51.620456, -2.670344
Location descriptions
  • M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 12 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B2F1A957-F6F3-6031-1334-8621BCE8E8B7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
300 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.620682 -2.672095
51.620646 -2.671667
51.620602 -2.671133
51.620561 -2.670659
51.620502 -2.670056
51.620414 -2.669292
51.620329 -2.668647
51.620275 -2.668328
51.620225 -2.668026
51.620186 -2.667828

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8436C081-EBF0-AF87-07E2-AD57BB118ADC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
57 m
To Distance
110 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.620725 -2.672859
51.620682 -2.672095
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-2.672095, 51.620682
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            51.620682
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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
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:52 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 1:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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