M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure

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M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
6 hours 40 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M23 – M23 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:16 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:40 AM
  • Latest update: M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure
Coordinates
51.272426, -0.145524
Latitude span
51.269751 – 51.276778
Longitude span
-0.153462 – -0.134991
Bounding box centre
51.273265, -0.144227
Location descriptions
  • M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 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

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{54813350-4579-492C-9264-26345B0B4F20}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
997 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.273136 -0.149682
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51.272747 -0.148966
51.272635 -0.148727
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51.272104 -0.147559
51.27202 -0.147347
51.271766 -0.14664
51.271558 -0.146018
51.271463 -0.145678
51.271272 -0.144968
51.271198 -0.144621
51.271175 -0.144514
51.27098 -0.143561
51.2709 -0.143091
51.27082 -0.14255
51.270748 -0.142008
51.270685 -0.141408
51.270489 -0.139251
51.270395 -0.138438
51.270331 -0.137838
51.270302 -0.137696
51.270231 -0.137197
51.270161 -0.136835

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{82A4D52B-CBEE-4328-88CB-B927E645157D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
719 m
To Distance
1,183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.275283 -0.152363
51.275055 -0.152157
51.275027 -0.152129
51.274899 -0.151991
51.274579 -0.151674
51.274342 -0.151426
51.274113 -0.151148
51.273809 -0.150744
51.273404 -0.15013
51.273284 -0.149934

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F3EBAC7C-6665-43CB-8206-0AE211E65728}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
136 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.270104 -0.136543
51.270045 -0.136216
51.269967 -0.135889
51.2699 -0.135591
51.269775 -0.13508
51.269751 -0.134991
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-0.149934, 51.273284
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:16 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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