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M48 eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 contraflow 30 mph limit 198/5-194/7

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M48 eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 contraflow 30 mph limit 198/5-194/7

Start time
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:32 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
1 month 1 week 2 days
Road
M48 – M48 Eastbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 loaned, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:33 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:11 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M48 eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 contraflow 30 mph limit 198/5-194/7
Coordinates
51.615329, -2.654924
Latitude span
51.604566 – 51.620725
Longitude span
-2.672859 – -2.626000
Bounding box centre
51.612646, -2.649430
Location descriptions
  • M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:32 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
1 month 1 week 2 days
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6B78395A-AA5B-4DF9-8C96-84FD991A4813}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
827 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613094 -2.648447
51.609227 -2.638242

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FCA43A4F-DB62-4A6B-9AFB-51B289FB35AE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
993 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.605567 -2.628773
51.604995 -2.62717
51.604753 -2.626529
51.604566 -2.626

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AA9593DF-A4A9-420C-B093-1F2D3910F1D1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
190 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613989 -2.650797
51.613094 -2.648447

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6FD9C234-F3A2-466C-8559-29CBAC4D77FC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
271 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.616036 -2.656153
51.616009 -2.656081
51.615891 -2.655772
51.614758 -2.652813

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E92D9AE0-41F8-4D3D-A4CE-8CA2BBFEC1C7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
78 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.614758 -2.652813
51.614388 -2.651846

Segment 7

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{710A9428-1958-4830-B48C-8D3990F08BF6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
834 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.619803 -2.666091
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51.619124 -2.664234
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51.61803 -2.661369
51.617746 -2.660625
51.616036 -2.656153

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M48
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.614388 -2.651846
51.614388 -2.651845
51.614184 -2.651308
51.613989 -2.650797

Segment 9

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Loaned
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.620225 -2.668026
51.620102 -2.667394
51.620079 -2.66729
51.619898 -2.666473
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-2.648447, 51.613094
Road section segments
1
Road section points
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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
3
Record created
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:33 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:11 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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