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M20 eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 distributor road closure

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M20 eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 distributor road closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 7:13 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 32 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 7:13 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 2:33 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 2:45 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 distributor road closure
Coordinates
51.296900, 0.487028
Latitude span
51.296134 – 51.298995
Longitude span
0.477256 – 0.499982
Bounding box centre
51.297565, 0.488619
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J5
  • M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
  • M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
  • M20 J5 eastbound exit to distributor
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 7:13 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 47 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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 
51.296243 0.485308
51.296217 0.485497

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
0 m
To Distance
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.297916 0.479895
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51.296783 0.482755
51.296695 0.483095
51.296587 0.483533
51.296559 0.483632
51.296548 0.483675

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0CFFDF2E-FA2C-4A7A-8079-9C5F10B23D95}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
635 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.296653 0.49606
51.296743 0.496453
51.296851 0.496875
51.297044 0.497545
51.297428 0.498758

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2F253567-D66D-402C-A886-997A058CA897}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
191 m
To Distance
315 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.298966 0.47735
51.29893 0.477452
51.298765 0.477927
51.298509 0.478544
51.298414 0.478769

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 J5 eastbound exit to distributor
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
314 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.296137 0.488616
51.296135 0.489563
51.296142 0.490006

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{48C84387-BF0B-4BA1-BA9C-B4DE900DECB6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
93 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.297428 0.498758
51.297516 0.499034
51.297627 0.499442
51.297775 0.499982

Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
61
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
61
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
distributor
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 7:13 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 2:33 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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