M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (61/0A to 61/8A)

Planned

M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (61/0A to 61/8A)

Start time
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:29 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:59 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:00 PM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (61/0A to 61/8A)
Coordinates
51.284402, 0.578042
Latitude span
51.282540 – 51.286367
Longitude span
0.572572 – 0.582362
Bounding box centre
51.284454, 0.577467
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:00 PM
Feed window length
6 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 between J7 and J8
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{90F3FCB4-6E18-4948-BC90-E32FA393C7A0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.282728 0.582013
51.282709 0.582069
51.28254 0.582362

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J7 and J8
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E6EB7BCC-8299-4E7D-A54E-980818015578}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
464 m
To Distance
1,240 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.286367 0.572572
51.286313 0.572776
51.286099 0.573509
51.285769 0.574624
51.285345 0.575891
51.285173 0.576369
51.284981 0.576918
51.284818 0.577368
51.284675 0.577718
51.284038 0.579275
51.28383 0.579751
51.283688 0.580073
51.283029 0.581404
51.282728 0.582013
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
0.582013, 51.282728
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:29 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:59 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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