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M20 westbound lane closure (63/1 to 58/1)

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M20 westbound lane closure (63/1 to 58/1)

Start time
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 7:44 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 16 minutes
Road
M20 – M20 Westbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 7:44 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 3:22 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M20 westbound lane closure (63/1 to 58/1)
Coordinates
51.287007, 0.558563
Latitude span
51.274581 – 51.292600
Longitude span
0.533240 – 0.595861
Bounding box centre
51.283591, 0.564551
Location descriptions
  • M20 westbound within J7
  • M20 westbound between J7 and J6
  • M20 westbound between J8 and J7
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 7:44 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 16 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{ACC6546D-2A27-41F0-910B-C48316AFAAFD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{2D195B10-A039-4016-BCD5-39E2771B90D3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
340 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
345 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
698 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

21 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{28A3F7D5-C68F-4CD2-B912-AD6F1E5F6DF4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
423 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
655 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 8

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
507 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 westbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
915 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
95
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 7:44 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 3:22 AM
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Driving on the M20? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M20 live closures

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M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (68/1 to 71/3)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Maidstone M2 · M2 Eastbound Between J5 And J6

Cleared 1 day 13 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 05:00

M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (68/1 to 71/3)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M20 eastbound lane 4 lane 3 closure (94/5a to 98/9a)

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Ashford M20 · M20 Eastbound Between J10A And J11

Cleared 1 day 22 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 19:20

M20 eastbound lane 4 lane 3 closure (94/5a to 98/9a)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M20 eastbound lane 4 lane 3 closure (94/5a to 98/9a)

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Ashford M20 · M20 Eastbound Between J10A And J11

Cleared 1 day 18 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 18:49 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 23:45

M20 eastbound lane 4 lane 3 closure (94/5a to 98/9a)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure entry slip road

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Maidstone West M20 · M20 J6 Eastbound Access

Cleared 2 days 3 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 08:04 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 15:10

M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure entry slip road

Category: Road Maintenance
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M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure entry slip road

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Maidstone West M20 · M20 J6 Eastbound Access

Cleared 2 days 9 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 06:00 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 08:25

M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure entry slip road

Category: Road Maintenance
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M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (68/1 to 71/3)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Maidstone M2 · M2 Eastbound Between J5 And J6

Cleared 2 days 13 hours ago

Started 11 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 04:25

M2 eastbound lane 2 closure (68/1 to 71/3)

Category: Road Maintenance
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