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M20 Moderate Cleared

M20 westbound within J5 | Westbound | Congestion

29 Jun 2026, 09:54 Westbound 86 views

Incident Details

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M20
Moderate
Cleared
09:54, 29 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 21m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 11m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 46m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 21m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 1m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 36m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 11m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 46m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 1m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 36m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 1m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 1m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 36m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 11m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M20 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

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

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