M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure

Cleared

M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure

Start time
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M23 – M23 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:28 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:25 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure
Coordinates
51.275433, -0.148726
Latitude span
51.269751 – 51.283138
Longitude span
-0.155054 – -0.134991
Bounding box centre
51.276445, -0.145023
Location descriptions
  • M23 southbound between J7 and J8
  • A23 southbound between A237 and M23
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 minutes
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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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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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51.269967 -0.135889
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51.269751 -0.134991

Segment 2

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
997 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

43 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A23 southbound between A237 and M23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{20F699AF-8997-4FD9-9166-C0C1A896FFC8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
405 m
To Distance
424 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
77
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:28 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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