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M20 eastbound lane 1 closure (85/5a to 87/9a)

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M20 eastbound lane 1 closure (85/5a to 87/9a)

Start time
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 7:43 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 17 minutes
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 7:43 PM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 12:25 AM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound lane 1 closure (85/5a to 87/9a)
Coordinates
51.160298, 0.869924
Latitude span
51.155034 – 51.167870
Longitude span
0.856508 – 0.881562
Bounding box centre
51.161452, 0.869035
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J9
  • M20 eastbound between J9 and J10
  • M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 7:43 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 17 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J9
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
{C45F503B-A39B-48B7-9221-3FD404A0A6A3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
460 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.163927 0.862494
51.163094 0.86383
51.162701 0.864478
51.162278 0.865224
51.16176 0.866165
51.161175 0.867287

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J9
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C12D496F-EDF1-4CBE-A377-34CD7C63E908}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
131 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.160731 0.868161
51.160683 0.868272
51.160446 0.868758

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J9
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1545600D-1865-4AEB-95EE-5B372C1AA2F6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
365 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.159076 0.87182
51.158779 0.872574
51.158596 0.873063

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J9 and J10
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
298 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.156481 0.877995
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51.155644 0.880089
51.155586 0.880228
51.155242 0.881065
51.155067 0.881483
51.155034 0.881562

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J9 and J10
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
{ED37AC32-63AE-415F-BB46-568F75EF22FB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
416 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.157527 0.875572
51.157204 0.876324
51.15703 0.876728
51.156522 0.877905
51.156487 0.877982

Segment 6

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
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
{BA9CEC1C-8BA2-49DD-BD80-D01522B616B4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
413 m
To Distance
1,014 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.165151 0.860639
51.164722 0.861284
51.164179 0.862124
51.163965 0.862439
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 7:43 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 12:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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