M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (59/0A to 59/5A)

Planned

M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (59/0A to 59/5A)

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:48 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 3:02 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (59/0A to 59/5A)
Coordinates
51.288246, 0.547912
Latitude span
51.287910 – 51.289035
Longitude span
0.544527 – 0.551702
Bounding box centre
51.288473, 0.548115
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{3C8DE1D9-CC91-414D-B82C-E029AC6C4612}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.287916 0.550475
51.287925 0.551293
51.287953 0.551702

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{08A8D0E8-773E-4726-8F05-7F831027E1F3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
24 m
To Distance
465 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.288959 0.544724
51.288855 0.544948
51.288683 0.545411
51.288587 0.545679
51.288481 0.546017
51.288393 0.546328
51.288314 0.546682
51.288204 0.547192
51.288122 0.547618
51.288081 0.547859
51.288039 0.548129
51.287985 0.548557
51.287948 0.549042
51.287943 0.549229
51.28791 0.549944
51.287911 0.550317
51.287916 0.550475
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
0.550475, 51.287916
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:48 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 3:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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