M20 eastbound slip at Junction 8 shut for construction until Tuesday evening

The M20 eastbound entry slip road at Junction 8 is currently closed for construction work, with the closure active now and due to run until 20:00 on Tuesday 25 August, according to the estate's traffic-monitoring instrument, which flagged the closure directly. The trigger itself did not specify the exact nature of the construction work, only that it was a planned closure of the eastbound entry slip at Junction 8. Drivers looking to join the M20 eastbound at that junction will need to find an alternative route or a different junction until the closure lifts. The wider picture, drawn from the londontraffic.org roadworks listing for the M20, shows this is one entry in a substantial and ongoing programme of works along the corridor, though the listing supplied covers a mix of schedules — some already elapsed, some scheduled deep into next summer, and it is not always clear from the material which apply right now according to [1]. Notably, the list includes references to roadworks scheduled for dates in June and July 2026, which appear to be either forward-planned entries or dated inconsistently in the source data; this discrepancy is unconfirmed and should be treated with caution rather than taken as a live schedule for this week. Two entries in the material are marked "Currently Active" rather than "Pending": a roadworks scheme on the M20 eastbound between Junctions 5 and 8, running from 23 June to 8 July 2026, and another on the M20 westbound between Junctions 10 and 8, running from 22 June to 10 July 2026, according to [1]. Given the dating inconsistencies noted above, it is not clear from the material supplied whether these active-status entries are genuinely current or are artefacts of how the source presents its schedule. Wayne should treat the Junction 8 eastbound entry slip closure as the confirmed, live item, since that is what the estate's own instrument surfaced as active now. Elsewhere on the M20, the listing catalogues numerous other lane closures and slip closures at junctions including J1, J2, J5, J6, J7, J9, J10A and J11, plus knock-on works on the A20, A2070 and M25 link at J3, for reasons ranging from road repairs to "horticultural works," according to [1]. Most of these are listed as "Pending" rather than active, and their scheduling data in the source material is incomplete or inconsistent, so none of them should be read as confirmed disruptions for this week. For Wayne's immediate purposes: anyone routing towards the M20 eastbound via Junction 8 this week will hit a closed entry slip. The material does not specify a signed diversion route, so it is unconfirmed what alternative the highway authority is recommending — drivers should expect to use an adjacent junction. What to watch next: whether the Junction 8 eastbound slip reopens on schedule at 20:00 Tuesday, and whether the estate's monitor throws up a firmer, non-conflicting date range for the two "Currently Active" schemes flagged above.