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M23 Southbound Jct 8 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip roads

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M23 Southbound Jct 8 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip roads

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M23 – M23 Southbound Between J8 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 12:41 AM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:41 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M23 Southbound Jct 8 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip roads
Coordinates
51.264820, -0.128957
Latitude span
51.257350 – 51.269751
Longitude span
-0.134991 – -0.125004
Bounding box centre
51.263551, -0.129998
Location descriptions
  • M23 southbound between J8 and J9
  • M23 southbound within J8
  • M23 southbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{76A8425A-A6DE-4220-8413-030EFD190397}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
60 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.257873 -0.125253
51.25735 -0.125004

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{630967FC-28BB-458D-8717-77607DE1D7BA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.268159 -0.131299
51.267937 -0.130954
51.267799 -0.130773
51.267717 -0.130662
51.267607 -0.130523

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.263864 -0.127636
51.263647 -0.127559

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{D3B71684-7733-4BE4-84B0-B2C478687651}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.257927 -0.125283
51.257873 -0.125253

Segment 5

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
136 m
To Distance
438 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.269396 -0.133891
51.269217 -0.133396
51.269086 -0.133072
51.268955 -0.132762
51.268881 -0.132593
51.268676 -0.132171
51.268537 -0.131933
51.268242 -0.131429

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F4D99F50-9F96-4646-B7C7-5993E541E6BE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.263982 -0.127674
51.263864 -0.127636

Segment 7

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{D34DD054-23FA-4CDC-8D87-EBBD72E7DE21}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
656 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.263439 -0.127481
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51.262409 -0.12715
51.261794 -0.126937
51.261595 -0.126868
51.26116 -0.126699
51.260491 -0.12644
51.259622 -0.126103
51.258771 -0.125736
51.257927 -0.125283

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start3 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{12FDE7BC-09C1-455F-BFA0-80F35298BDF6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.264118 -0.127726
51.264072 -0.127699

Segment 9

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D8F806AB-5462-470E-A037-657A4A0A6AED}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.264072 -0.127699
51.264 -0.127673
51.263982 -0.127674

Segment 10

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End3
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BE2C71B1-943F-4EF2-8857-8D328407F9B9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
438 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.265541 -0.128471
51.265087 -0.128188
51.264806 -0.128028
51.264779 -0.128015
51.264335 -0.127803
51.264118 -0.127726
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
54
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
54
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 12:41 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:41 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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