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M20 eastbound hardshoulder closure (56/7A to 57/2A)

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M20 eastbound hardshoulder closure (56/7A to 57/2A)

Start time
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 7:38 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 22 minutes
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 7:38 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 4:20 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound hardshoulder closure (56/7A to 57/2A)
Coordinates
51.298649, 0.511949
Latitude span
51.297476 – 51.299114
Longitude span
0.499406 – 0.521785
Bounding box centre
51.298295, 0.510596
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
  • M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 7:38 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 22 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
{3E006EC5-B34D-446D-BF72-0C2A312942D6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.298517 0.507739
51.298583 0.508847
51.298612 0.509594
51.298711 0.51125
51.298758 0.512027
51.298909 0.514216
51.298937 0.514561
51.298944 0.514634

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
{D298F44C-5BF3-405E-B50F-5272271FA6A6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.298957 0.514783
51.298973 0.514965

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
{6D5A7B6C-36B8-445D-8E07-28C1C60EEBDD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.298973 0.514965
51.29898 0.515052
51.29898 0.515102

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J6 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CD338309-F04B-4062-A9BD-B7995A3EF891}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
214 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.299084 0.518813
51.299017 0.519502
51.298951 0.520022
51.298897 0.520417
51.29881 0.520931
51.298695 0.521496
51.298621 0.521785

Segment 5

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6DAA00C1-38F8-4260-A9FF-BC9F7FFA614D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
43 m
To Distance
640 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.297476 0.499406
51.297509 0.499529
51.297764 0.500467
51.297905 0.501035
51.297952 0.501324
51.298048 0.501889
51.298087 0.502163
51.298165 0.502756
51.298194 0.503073
51.298292 0.504369
51.298472 0.507066
51.298517 0.507739

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
{5FF0FC1C-E52A-4DEA-AF1F-03C7968FC180}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.298944 0.514634
51.298944 0.514662
51.298957 0.514783

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
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
{7E21562F-DCCF-437E-BAD5-01459D07FA86}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
259 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.29898 0.515102
51.299083 0.516563
51.299114 0.517408
51.299102 0.518073
51.299097 0.518358
51.299084 0.518813
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
0.507739, 51.298517
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 7:38 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 4:20 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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