M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 carriageway closure

Planned

Start time: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes
Road: M23 – M23 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Repair Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:16 AM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 3:33 AM
Cleared: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:30 AM

Latest update: M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 carriageway closure

Coordinates: 51.268143, -0.131193
Latitude span: 51.266741 – 51.269746
Longitude span: -0.134972 – -0.128121
Bounding box centre: 51.268244, -0.131547
Location descriptions: M23 southbound between J7 and J8

link road from M23 J8 southbound to M25 J7

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 30 minutes
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

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M23
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {F3EBAC7C-6665-43CB-8206-0AE211E65728}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 138 m
To Distance: 438 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.268881 -0.132593
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51.268537 -0.131933
51.268242 -0.131429

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M23 J8 southbound to M25 J7
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: Anticlockwise
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M25
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {B73FEFC4-D4A9-48A3-B3F7-3369342A41DB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 174 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.266779 -0.128234
51.266741 -0.128121

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M23 J8 southbound to M25 J7
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: Anticlockwise
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M25
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {9C2C593D-111A-4FA7-A7C4-447CB549D221}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 110 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 24
First coordinate pair: -0.134972, 51.269746
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 24

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Repair Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures