Sheppey Crossing Full Closure

Cleared

Sheppey Crossing Full Closure

Start time
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, May 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A249 – A249 Northbound At A Minor Junction Between B2005 And A250 Near Queenborough
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 3:07 PM
Last updated
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 10:30 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Sheppey Crossing Full Closure
Coordinates
51.406906, 0.769469
Latitude span
51.404941 – 51.407794
Longitude span
0.768027 – 0.770222
Bounding box centre
51.406368, 0.769125
Location descriptions
  • A249 northbound at a minor junction between B2005 and A250 near Queenborough
  • A249 northbound between B2005 and A250 near Queenborough
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 northbound at a minor junction between B2005 and A250 near Queenborough
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{25E731A0-E422-4489-AE0C-893AE7C2E1D1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
187 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.406638 0.770174
51.407 0.770033
51.407123 0.769936
51.407234 0.769794
51.407314 0.769568
51.407441 0.769114
51.407613 0.768521
51.407713 0.768344

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 northbound between B2005 and A250 near Queenborough
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A3D2D0C5-C282-4C09-940A-173743B201A7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
23 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.407713 0.768344
51.407794 0.768027

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A249 northbound between B2005 and A250 near Queenborough
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A249
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{007C7FBA-C65E-4EFC-B1CF-FD5D1DCAAE9B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,617 m
To Distance
1,806 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.404941 0.770113
51.405441 0.770206
51.406074 0.770222
51.406638 0.770174
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
0.770174, 51.406638
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Queenborough
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 3:07 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 10:30 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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