M23 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane 1,2 closure

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M23 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane 1,2 closure

Start time
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
2 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M23 – M23 Southbound Between J8 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:50 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:12 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:45 PM
  • Latest update: M23 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane 1,2 closure
Coordinates
51.248720, -0.119799
Latitude span
51.245969 – 51.251392
Longitude span
-0.121667 – -0.117981
Bounding box centre
51.248681, -0.119824
Location descriptions
  • M23 southbound between J8 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{76A8425A-A6DE-4220-8413-030EFD190397}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
763 m
To Distance
1,068 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.251392 -0.121667
51.250432 -0.121016
51.250312 -0.120935
51.24993 -0.120658
51.249821 -0.120578
51.248884 -0.119898

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{8FE721C9-C446-45DE-9473-8FB73BBC87E1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
351 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.248884 -0.119898
51.248556 -0.11966
51.247182 -0.118655
51.246755 -0.118386
51.246519 -0.118253
51.245969 -0.117981
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-0.121667, 51.251392
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            [
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            ],
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            [
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            [
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            ],
            [
                -0.118386,
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            ],
            [
                -0.118253,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -0.121667,
            51.251392
        ],
        [
            -0.121016,
            51.250432
        ],
        [
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        ],
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            -0.120658,
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        ],
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            -0.120578,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:50 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:12 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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