M26 motorway
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| M26 motorway | |
| Length | 9.9 miles 15.9 km |
| Direction | West - East |
| Start | Chevening |
| Primary destinations | Sevenoaks |
| End | Wrotham Heath |
| Construction dates | 1980 - entire motorway |
| Motorways joined |  M25 motorway  M20 motorway |
The M26 motorway is a motorway in Kent, England. It is a short link between Junction 5 of the M25 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near Wrotham.
Route of the M26
The road starts at its junction with the M20 at Junction 3 of that motorway. The M26 has its own junction, numbered 2a to fit in with the M20's junction before heading west. 8 miles later it merges in with the M25 at Junction 5 - there is no access off the motorway and all traffic must join the clockwise M25. Traffic joining the M26 at Junction 2a must therefore remain on motorway for 18 miles until Junction 6 of the M25 - the longest distance between motorway exits in Britain.List of Junctions
| M26 Motorway
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| Westbound exits | Junction | Eastbound exits |
| Road continues as M25 around London | Start of Motorway | |
| Wrotham, Borough Green A20 Sevenoaks (A25) | J2a | Borough Green A20 Gravesend, Wrotham (A227) |
| Start of Motorway | Road merges with M20 | |
History
The M26 was opened in 1980, but was originally planned to be part of the M25, as part of the "Ringway 4" project. Before opening though, it was decided to make the M25 the London Orbital, so the M25 was planned to head towards Dartford at J5 and the "remainder" became the M26 (as it happens, until 1986 the M25 merely became the M26 at J5, as the section of M25 between J5 and J3 was not opened until 1986).Kent County Council has been in talks with the Highways Agency over a possible new junction with the A225, allowing direct access to Sevenoaks - or access to the A21 at the M25 junction.
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