M20 eastbound lane 1 closure (55/4A to 56/1A)

Cleared

M20 eastbound lane 1 closure (55/4A to 56/1A)

Start time
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:38 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 37 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Distributor J5 To J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:38 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 10:53 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 11:15 PM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound lane 1 closure (55/4A to 56/1A)
Coordinates
51.298097, 0.502556
Latitude span
51.297317 – 51.298684
Longitude span
0.498406 – 0.508160
Bounding box centre
51.298001, 0.503283
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:38 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 3:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 22 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
M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{A1FB5A5C-C53C-4B1E-8F10-8A4EF06AC460}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.298647 0.507545
51.298684 0.50816

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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
632 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
51.297783 0.500009
51.297924 0.500562
51.298039 0.501056
51.298128 0.50152
51.298167 0.501795
51.298215 0.50207
51.298293 0.502648
51.298345 0.503167
51.298415 0.504075
51.298614 0.506969
51.298619 0.507045
51.298647 0.507545

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 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
608 m
To Distance
635 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.297317 0.498406
51.297428 0.498758
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
0.507545, 51.298647
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:38 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 10:53 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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