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M20 eastbound lane 4 closure ( 51/9A to 55/9A)

Cleared

M20 eastbound lane 4 closure ( 51/9A to 55/9A)

Start time
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 6:34 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 31 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 6:34 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:39 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:05 PM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound lane 4 closure ( 51/9A to 55/9A)
Coordinates
51.298572, 0.480033
Latitude span
51.295988 – 51.303184
Longitude span
0.451055 – 0.505329
Bounding box centre
51.299586, 0.478192
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound within J5
  • M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
  • M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 6:34 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 26 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J5
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
{EDFCDA1F-C220-4F26-B6C3-4BE5345C264A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.296217 0.485497

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 m
To Distance
471 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{A2818B5D-78FA-4724-B571-FA3B1796F1BB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
119 m
To Distance
637 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

27 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
957 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J5
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
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound within J5
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
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
886 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
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
300 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.301771 0.462479
51.301756 0.462539

Segment 9

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
315 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
116
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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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
2
Record created
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 6:34 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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