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A20

A20 Traffic News

A20 Road · New Cross → Dover

A20 traffic at 09:55 on Tuesday 13 October: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes.

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🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks ⏱ Updated 09:55
74 miles long
Regions: London, South East
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🚨 Live A20 Incidents & Roadworks

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🗺️ A20 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A20 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A20 has 1,164 recorded collisions at 13 collision hotspots, involving 1,492 casualties (18 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Ashford
89 collisions · 117 casualties · 4 fatal · 19 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Swanley
79 collisions · 120 casualties · 4 fatal · 15 serious
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#3
nr London
206 collisions · 237 casualties · 2 fatal · 35 serious
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#4
nr Wrotham
80 collisions · 102 casualties · 2 fatal · 33 serious
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#5
nr Sittingbourne
39 collisions · 52 casualties · 2 fatal · 13 serious
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#6
nr Maidstone
136 collisions · 185 casualties · 1 fatal · 30 serious
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❓ A20 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A20 closed today?

Any A20 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Q: Is there traffic on the A20 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A20, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A20?

The A20 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (16:30–18:30) on weekdays.

Q: Are there roadworks on the A20 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A20 are listed above and at /traffic/a20/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A20?

The A20 connects to: A2, A21, M25, M20, M26, A249.

📊 A20 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A20 Road Details

Length
74 miles
From
New Cross
To
Dover
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
16:30–18:30

📍 Key A20 Locations

Swanley Maidstone Ashford Folkestone Dover

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A20

A2 A2 trafficA2 Trunk Road Live → A21 A21 trafficA21 Trunk Road Live → M25 M25 trafficM25 London Orbital Motorway Live → M20 M20 trafficM20 Motorway Live → M26 M26 trafficM26 Motorway Live → A249 A249 trafficA249 Trunk Road Live →

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DfT STATS19 police collision records

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