M20 westbound hardshoulder closure (55/7 to 54/9)

Cleared

M20 westbound hardshoulder closure (55/7 to 54/9)

Start time
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M20 – M20 Westbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 8:37 AM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 9:55 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 westbound hardshoulder closure (55/7 to 54/9)
Coordinates
51.296813, 0.497750
Latitude span
51.295821 – 51.297962
Longitude span
0.491884 – 0.502679
Bounding box centre
51.296892, 0.497282
Location descriptions
  • M20 westbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 2:00 PM
Feed window length
3 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

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J6 and J5
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3A467E1B-418C-4F9B-9BC7-4B0D464B6BEE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
520 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.297095 0.498997
51.29685 0.498209
51.296716 0.497742
51.296574 0.497247
51.296423 0.496693
51.296357 0.496417
51.296218 0.495793
51.296178 0.495547
51.296176 0.49553
51.296138 0.49533
51.296035 0.494664
51.295997 0.494361
51.295958 0.494057
51.295882 0.493125
51.29588 0.493092
51.295821 0.491884

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J6 and J5
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8C29AEAC-167E-42E0-952D-7E220665A303}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
370 m
To Distance
645 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.297962 0.502679
51.297944 0.502557
51.297881 0.502152
51.297809 0.501747
51.297736 0.50137
51.297654 0.500992
51.297554 0.500614
51.297463 0.500236
51.297305 0.499684
51.297262 0.499536
51.297095 0.498997
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
0.498997, 51.297095
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
4
Record created
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 8:37 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 9:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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