M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure lane 1 and lane 2 closure ( 57/9A to 59/6A)

Planned

M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure lane 1 and lane 2 closure ( 57/9A to 59/6A)

Start time
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 11:42 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 11:29 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure lane 1 and lane 2 closure ( 57/9A to 59/6A)
Coordinates
51.289545, 0.543685
Latitude span
51.287910 – 51.293736
Longitude span
0.531476 – 0.552898
Bounding box centre
51.290823, 0.542187
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J7
  • M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 27, 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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 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
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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

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
529 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.290574 0.539922
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51.290238 0.541309
51.289778 0.542603
51.289682 0.542885
51.289368 0.543699
51.289168 0.54419
51.289149 0.544232

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
2 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.288035 0.552863
51.288038 0.552898

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{17541DE7-0AD8-459D-9398-8474F1F9B85C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
649 m
To Distance
1,156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.292636 0.533624
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51.291532 0.535973
51.291388 0.536407
51.291349 0.536522
51.291156 0.537129
51.291097 0.537355
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
46
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
46
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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
2
Record created
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 11:42 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 11:29 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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