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M48 eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 lane closure 197/8-194/6

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M48 eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 lane closure 197/8-194/6

Start time
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:35 AM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 25 minutes
Road
M48 – M48 Eastbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:35 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 11:01 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 3:00 PM
  • Latest update: M48 eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 lane closure 197/8-194/6
Coordinates
51.611749, -2.644891
Latitude span
51.604174 – 51.619109
Longitude span
-2.664195 – -2.624844
Bounding box centre
51.611642, -2.644520
Location descriptions
  • M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:35 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length
5 hours 25 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{92E72251-F4E1-4453-9CC7-3C98BE784A42}
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 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
180 m
To Distance
834 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.619109 -2.664195
51.619064 -2.664075
51.61803 -2.661369
51.617746 -2.660625
51.616036 -2.656153

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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 7

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M48 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
1,085 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
51.604444 -2.625655
51.604321 -2.625287
51.604174 -2.624844
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-2.648447, 51.613094
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
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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
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:35 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 11:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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