M23 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 8 lane closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Jan 8, 2026 5:30 AM
Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes
Road: M23 – M23 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Road Marking Work

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First published: Tue, Sep 30, 2025 9:41 AM
Last updated: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 6:05 PM
Cleared: Thu, Jan 8, 2026 5:30 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.270485, -0.139551
Latitude span: 51.269752 – 51.271279
Longitude span: -0.144996 – -0.134994
Bounding box centre: 51.270516, -0.139995
Location descriptions: M23 southbound between J7 and J8

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Jan 8, 2026 5:30 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 30 minutes
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

15 coordinate pairs

Description: M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: 412 m
To Distance: 997 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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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
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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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51.270045 -0.136216
51.269967 -0.135889
51.2699 -0.135591
51.269775 -0.13508
51.269752 -0.134994

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 22
First coordinate pair: -0.144996, 51.271279
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 22

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Road Marking Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other