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M20 westbound lane 3 closure (69/4 to 65/1)

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M20 westbound lane 3 closure (69/4 to 65/1)

Start time
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M20 – M20 Westbound Between J9 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:24 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 7:40 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 westbound lane 3 closure (69/4 to 65/1)
Coordinates
51.252416, 0.637491
Latitude span
51.241098 – 51.262204
Longitude span
0.616222 – 0.667033
Bounding box centre
51.251651, 0.641628
Location descriptions
  • M20 westbound between J9 and J8
  • M20 westbound within J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{32D05B82-D620-4452-A98C-D351619513BD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.259737 0.621405
51.25987 0.621082
51.260204 0.620227
51.260279 0.620059
51.260602 0.619304
51.261037 0.618368
51.261244 0.617964

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{507B4069-8FBC-4FE5-91B6-97FDB1D8434B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
541 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.249702 0.640897
51.250058 0.640258
51.250302 0.639828
51.250779 0.639024
51.251366 0.638112
51.251655 0.63767
51.251998 0.637188
51.252304 0.63679

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{2A2AA663-8C74-435F-9CF0-B9CBBC1E090C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
161 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.261462 0.617513
51.261929 0.616684
51.262022 0.616517
51.262204 0.616222

Segment 4

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{B63BEB7F-B937-47E3-921C-70581ECEE2C8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
188 m
To Distance
2,123 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.242687 0.66188
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51.24424 0.656326
51.24504 0.653549
51.245775 0.650897
51.245776 0.650893
51.245824 0.650712
51.246174 0.649503
51.246184 0.649476
51.246233 0.649311
51.246353 0.648926
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Segment 5

27 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{277D3FBB-078A-47AE-A128-7C10FF3D954D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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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
1
Record created
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:24 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 7:40 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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