Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M20 westbound lane closure between J4 and J3, live incident, started Thu 8 Oct, 00:22
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J4 to J3
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 00:22
- Category
- Incident
M20 eastbound lane closure between J8 and J9, 7 Oct 2026
Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M20 is in force now. It started at 19:40 on Wed 7 Oct and is expected to clear at 04:00 on Thu 8 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 00:32 on Thursday 8 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Active roadworks
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Location
- M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
- Lanes
- 2 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 19:40 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 04:00 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Details
- M20 eastbound lane 3 and lane 2 closure (78/7 to 80/8)
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 00:32 on Thursday 8 October 2026
Map of the M20 eastbound lane closure between J8 and J9
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- Active roadworks
Other M20 closures and crash records
3 other closures are in force on the M20 right now, and 25 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M20 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 5,598 collisions on the road, 150 of them fatal.
- Active roadworksEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M20 eastbound entry slip road closure at J12, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J12
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M20 westbound entry slip road closure at J8, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 19:46
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 19:46
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M20 eastbound hard shoulder closure between J8 and J9, planned, starts Thu 8 Oct, 09:00
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Starts
- Thu 8 Oct, 09:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 15:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M20 eastbound entry slip road closure at J12, planned, starts Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J12
- Starts
- Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 9 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M20 westbound entry slip road closure at J8, planned, starts Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M20
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Starts
- Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 9 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance