M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, May 18, 2026 8:30 AM
Expected end: Mon, May 18, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Road: M23 – M23 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Other

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First published: Mon, May 18, 2026 8:39 AM
Last updated: Mon, May 18, 2026 12:05 PM
Cleared: Mon, May 18, 2026 3:00 PM

Latest update: M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.270490, -0.139570
Latitude span: 51.269751 – 51.271390
Longitude span: -0.145407 – -0.134991
Bounding box centre: 51.270571, -0.140199
Location descriptions: M23 southbound between J7 and J8

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Mon, May 18, 2026 8:30 AM
Overall feed end: Mon, May 18, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length: 6 hours 30 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

15 coordinate pairs

Description: M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M23
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {54813350-4579-492C-9264-26345B0B4F20}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 381 m
To Distance: 997 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.271272 -0.144968
51.271198 -0.144621
51.271175 -0.144514
51.27098 -0.143561
51.2709 -0.143091
51.27082 -0.14255
51.270748 -0.142008
51.270685 -0.141408
51.270489 -0.139251
51.270395 -0.138438
51.270331 -0.137838
51.270302 -0.137696
51.270231 -0.137197
51.270161 -0.136835

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 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: 0 m
To Distance: 136 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.270104 -0.136543
51.270045 -0.136216
51.269967 -0.135889
51.2699 -0.135591
51.269775 -0.13508
51.269751 -0.134991

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 22
First coordinate pair: -0.145407, 51.271390
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 22

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other