M20 eastbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Cleared

M20 eastbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Distributor J5 To J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:52 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 6:27 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure
Coordinates
51.296401, 0.488397
Latitude span
51.296134 – 51.296797
Longitude span
0.485388 – 0.493029
Bounding box centre
51.296466, 0.489209
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
  • M20 J5 eastbound access to distributor
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound distributor J5 to J6
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{0CFFDF2E-FA2C-4A7A-8079-9C5F10B23D95}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
211 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.296142 0.490006
51.296134 0.490882
51.296142 0.491772
51.296171 0.49252
51.296204 0.493029

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 J5 eastbound access to distributor
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{040E9C95-DF85-4C73-8A60-D5339441D39F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
16 m
To Distance
350 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.296797 0.485388
51.296744 0.48545
51.296678 0.48559
51.29662 0.485787
51.296591 0.485886
51.29656 0.486071
51.296392 0.48721
51.296295 0.487965
51.296142 0.490006
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
0.490006, 51.296142
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                0.49252,
                51.296171
            ],
            [
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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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                0.487965,
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            ],
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            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            0.490006,
            51.296142
        ],
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            0.490882,
            51.296134
        ],
        [
            0.491772,
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        ],
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            0.49252,
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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            51.296797
        ],
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            51.296744
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
            0.485886,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
distributor
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:52 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 6:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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