M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (54/1a to 54/5a)

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:59 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 2 hours 56 minutes 1 second
Road: M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J5
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:59 PM
Last updated: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:23 PM
Cleared: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:55 PM

Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (54/1a to 54/5a)

Coordinates: 51.296661, 0.483537
Latitude span: 51.296191 – 51.297515
Longitude span: 0.480785 – 0.486060
Bounding box centre: 51.296853, 0.483423
Location descriptions: M20 eastbound within J5

M20 J5 eastbound exit to distributor

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:59 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 hours 1 minute
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: M20 eastbound within J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M20
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {EDFCDA1F-C220-4F26-B6C3-4BE5345C264A}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 13 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.296217 0.485497

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M20 J5 eastbound exit to distributor
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M20
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {DC12DB03-9C47-4C57-B500-55EAF811BD79}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 39 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.296217 0.485497
51.296197 0.485765
51.296191 0.48606

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M20 eastbound within J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M20
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {C5DB7A7D-2336-421C-BC93-CF81E56A4ABF}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 118 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.296537 0.483746
51.296398 0.48437
51.296347 0.484639
51.296317 0.48481
51.296302 0.484909
51.296243 0.485308

Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs

Description: M20 eastbound within J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M20
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {597C5D88-B8C1-4758-AB35-E2192D9B367C}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 172 m
To Distance: 401 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.297404 0.481038
51.297381 0.481095
51.297176 0.4816
51.297062 0.481909
51.297052 0.481938
51.296956 0.482219
51.29686 0.482515
51.296839 0.482582
51.296783 0.482755
51.296695 0.483095
51.296587 0.483533
51.296559 0.483632
51.296548 0.483675

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 26
First coordinate pair: 0.485308, 51.296243
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 26

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other
Feed region label: distributor