M20 westbound Jct 8 entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Tue, May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: M20 – M20 J8 Westbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Wed, Sep 17, 2025 4:59 PM
Last updated: Wed, May 20, 2026 4:43 AM
Cleared: Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M20 westbound Jct 8 entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 51.266177, 0.609943
Latitude span: 51.263974 – 51.268769
Longitude span: 0.606045 – 0.612639
Bounding box centre: 51.266372, 0.609342
Location descriptions: M20 J8 westbound access

M20 westbound between J8 and J7

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 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

11 coordinate pairs

Description: M20 J8 westbound access
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M20
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {606189F0-BF53-4370-A707-5374E8D039A5}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 5 m
To Distance: 353 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.264866 0.611716
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51.265603 0.610829
51.266095 0.610154
51.266417 0.6098
51.266454 0.609773
51.266509 0.609748

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M20 westbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {A1690C20-0938-4270-9BB2-43A42794BB47}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 360 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.267889 0.607532
51.268464 0.606561
51.268769 0.606045

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 17
First coordinate pair: 0.612639, 51.263974
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 17

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures