Kent M20 weekend of overnight closures with times, locations and diversions

A busy stretch of the M20 will see three consecutive nights of closures across the end of the week as part of ongoing works. National Highways crews are completing repairs and maintenance on the motorway between Junction 8, for Leeds Castle and Maidstone, and Junction 9, for Ashford.

Works began at the start of September and require phased overnight closures to be completed. The next stage of works will take place on the coastbound carriageway, starting from Friday, September 20 for three back-to-back nights.

Each night, this stretch of the M20 will shut from 8pm until 6am the following morning. During this time, crews will complete concrete repairs and carriageway maintenance, with the closures necessary to complete the works safely.

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While this section of the motorway is shut off, drivers are able to follow the A20 to re-join the M20 in Ashford. National Highways has also advised that while repairs are being completed, phased lane closures will be taking place on the M20 between Junctions 8 and 9 Monday to Thursday between the hours of 8pm to 6am.

Further overnight closures will take place on the M20 between Junctions 8 and 9 over the coming weeks as follows:

London-bound Junction 9 to 8

• Friday, September 27 for three nights

• Friday, October 4 for three nights

• Friday, October 11 for three nights

• Friday, October 18 for three nights

• Friday, October 25 for one night

• Sunday, October 27 for one night

Coastbound Junction 8 to 9

• Friday, September 20 for three nights

• Friday, October 4 for three nights

• Friday, November 1 for three nights

• Friday, November 8 for three nights

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