M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (61/1A to 62/2A)

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M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (61/1A to 62/2A)

Start time
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 12:20 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 8:04 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure (61/1A to 62/2A)
Coordinates
51.283799, 0.579425
Latitude span
51.280010 – 51.285925
Longitude span
0.574096 – 0.586773
Bounding box centre
51.282968, 0.580435
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 3:00 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

12 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
581 m
To Distance
1,240 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.285925 0.574096
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

Segment 2

4 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
449 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.282728 0.582013
51.282709 0.582069
51.281343 0.584449
51.28001 0.586773
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
0.574096, 51.285925
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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                51.285173
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                0.584449,
                51.281343
            ],
            [
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
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            0.574096,
            51.285925
        ],
        [
            0.574624,
            51.285769
        ],
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        ],
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            51.285173
        ],
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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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        ],
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        ],
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            0.582013,
            51.282728
        ],
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        ],
        [
            0.584449,
            51.281343
        ],
        [
            0.586773,
            51.28001
        ]
    ]
]
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
4
Record created
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 12:20 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 8:04 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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