M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (59/2A to 59/7A)

Cleared

M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (59/2A to 59/7A)

Start time
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jan 22, 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
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 11:49 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 8:07 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (59/2A to 59/7A)
Coordinates
51.288021, 0.550590
Latitude span
51.287910 – 51.288200
Longitude span
0.547209 – 0.554355
Bounding box centre
51.288055, 0.550782
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jan 22, 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

10 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
234 m
To Distance
465 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.2882 0.547209
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

Segment 2

4 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
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.287916 0.550475
51.287925 0.551293
51.288021 0.55269
51.288035 0.552863

Segment 3

4 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
{33B8C5B9-BC9B-48DD-877E-D7849DDDE087}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
104 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.288035 0.552863
51.2881 0.553583
51.288143 0.554116
51.288156 0.554355
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
0.547209, 51.288200
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            0.547209,
            51.2882
        ],
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            0.547618,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 11:49 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 8:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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