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M20 eastbound hard shoulder lane 1 closure (57/7A to 61/6A)

Planned

M20 eastbound hard shoulder lane 1 closure (57/7A to 61/6A)

Start time
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 12:42 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:04 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hard shoulder lane 1 closure (57/7A to 61/6A)
Coordinates
51.288501, 0.553563
Latitude span
51.283550 – 51.294751
Longitude span
0.529477 – 0.580352
Bounding box centre
51.289151, 0.554915
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J7
  • M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
  • M20 eastbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 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
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{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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Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
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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
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{17541DE7-0AD8-459D-9398-8474F1F9B85C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
470 m
To Distance
1,156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
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Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
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Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.287681 0.566182
51.28767 0.566253

Segment 7

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
0 m
To Distance
1,092 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
85
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
85
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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
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 12:42 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:04 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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