The M20 is running normally in both directions.
The M20 is running normally. Nothing is reported in the National Highways feed right now.
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No. Nothing unplanned is reported on the M20 right now: no collisions, breakdowns or obstructions in the National Highways feed. Nothing unplanned has been reported and cleared on the M20 since midnight either.
M20 accidents →The M20 stays open tonight, but 3 lane or slip road closures are planned, so expect narrower lanes or a shut slip at those junctions.
M20 closures tonight →No. Nothing is planned to close on the M20 this weekend.
M20 closures this weekend →No closures, collisions or restrictions in the feed right now. Planned works for the days ahead are below.
M20 eastbound within J9
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
M20 eastbound between J1 and J2
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The M20 is busiest around 16:00, and at the sensors along this route it keeps moving: even in that hour traffic averages 58.9 mph.
Typical weekday pattern from 5 National Highways roadside sensors along the route, June 2026. Bar height is traffic volume, colour is average speed. Overnight hours carry too little traffic to judge, so they are shown as quiet.
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The M20 is the main route from London to the Channel Tunnel and the Port of Dover, which means cross-Channel disruption lands here first: Operation Brock contraflows between J8 and J9 turn the coastbound carriageway into a lorry queue when the Channel is congested. Live incidents, closures and Brock status refresh every 5 minutes.