M20 Junction 3 Traffic

🚨 Live at M20 J3 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M20 J3 right now.

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Is M20 junction 3 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:17 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M20 junction 3 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M20 junction 3 at 14:17.

Is M20 junction 3 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M20 junction 3 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M20 junction 3 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M20 junction 3 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Westbound Jct 1 to M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 3 link road closure, Fri 23:00 to 06:00.

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Is there an accident at M20 junction 3 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M20 junction 3 since midnight.

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Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M20 J3 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: West Malling, Wrotham, Larkfield, Snodland.

📍 Heading to… from M20 J3

Also near this junction

Brands Hatch Motorsport · West Kingsdown, Kent 6 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Bluewater Shopping Centre Shopping · Greenhithe, Kent 11 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Leeds Castle Heritage · Maidstone, Kent 12 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Dartford Crossing Crossing · Dartford, Kent 12 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Lakeside Shopping Centre Shopping · West Thurrock, Essex 13 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Essex traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M20 at J3

106Collisions

2Fatal

12Serious

168Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 182 of 556 UK junctions on record · 5 of 15 on the M20

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 877 collisions are on record, 11 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M20 itself, within 2 miles of J3. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M20 J3 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M20 junction 3?

M20 J3 is at West Malling & Kings Hill. National Highways signs it as Malling. The nearest town is West Malling.

Is there an accident at M20 J3?

No — as of 14:17 National Highways list nothing at M20 J3. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M20 junction 3 closed?

No closure is listed at M20 J3 as of 14:17.

How many accidents happen at M20 junction 3?

Police STATS19 records show 106 collisions on the M20 within 2 miles of J3, including 2 fatal and 12 serious. Counting every road in the area, 877 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 182 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M20 junction 3?

Within 15 miles of M20 J3: Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 6 miles north-west in a straight line; Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 11 miles north-west in a straight line; Leeds Castle (heritage, Maidstone), about 12 miles east in a straight line; Dartford Crossing (crossing, Dartford), about 12 miles north-west in a straight line; Lakeside Shopping Centre (shopping, West Thurrock), about 13 miles north in a straight line.

🚨 Live M20 traffic

Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M20, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J2
Wrotham & Borough Green J4
Maidstone & Aylesford →

📍 Towns near this junction

West Malling 1.6 mi Wrotham 2.7 mi Larkfield 2.9 mi Snodland 3.8 mi

🔢 All M20 junctions

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10 J10A J11 J11A J12 J13

🆘 Broken down near M20 J3?

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On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.

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