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M20 Severe Cleared

M20 | Kent | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

28 Jul 2026, 22:23 Kent 37 views

Incident Details

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred Monday evening.

M20
Severe
Cleared
22:23, 28 Jul 2026
04:55, 29 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 51 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred yesterday evening.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred Monday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred Monday evening.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred Monday evening.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M20 reopened at 04:55 on 29 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 6h 31m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M20 in Kent is closed eastbound between J7 (Maidstone) and J9 (Ashford) due to emergency resurfacing works following a significant spillage that occurred Monday evening.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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