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M20 eastbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (64/7 to 66/3)

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M20 eastbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (64/7 to 66/3)

Start time
Thu, May 14, 2026 6:54 PM
Expected end
Fri, May 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 6 minutes
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Between J8 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 14, 2026 6:54 PM
Last updated
Thu, May 14, 2026 11:07 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (64/7 to 66/3)
Coordinates
51.260372, 0.621282
Latitude span
51.256173 – 51.264745
Longitude span
0.612795 – 0.631428
Bounding box centre
51.260459, 0.622112
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
  • M20 eastbound within J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, May 14, 2026 6:54 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 6 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{15C952CD-5488-4C6E-9434-F49D557660E2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
320 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.261328 0.618227
51.261083 0.618729
51.260799 0.619329
51.260553 0.619874
51.260296 0.620505
51.260058 0.621093
51.259934 0.621416
51.25981 0.621753

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{92AEB065-2087-4978-A797-59925380301C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
287 m
To Distance
326 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.264745 0.612795
51.264555 0.613077
51.264481 0.613173

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{63D0E059-2D4D-46F8-A719-3BDEA701B654}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
316 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.263405 0.6147
51.263338 0.6148
51.262658 0.615851
51.262004 0.616946
51.261741 0.617419
51.26145 0.61799

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{E77B557B-DB38-413E-A07E-FCAF6B44DAC3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
160 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.264481 0.613173
51.263872 0.61402
51.263405 0.6147

Segment 5

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{DE70336A-46FC-4381-8F6C-325A29FFFDBC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
789 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.259599 0.622343
51.25958 0.622399
51.259416 0.622891
51.259232 0.623469
51.258788 0.624934
51.25863 0.625455
51.258417 0.626131
51.258224 0.626708
51.258101 0.627045
51.257831 0.627789
51.25764 0.628266
51.25726 0.629176
51.25709 0.629553
51.256532 0.630754
51.256382 0.631046
51.256173 0.631428
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
0.617990, 51.261450
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, May 14, 2026 6:54 PM
Record versioned
Thu, May 14, 2026 11:07 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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