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A1M Jct 56 to Jct 57 Northbound Lane 1 Closure

Planned

A1M Jct 56 to Jct 57 Northbound Lane 1 Closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A1(M) – A1(M) Northbound Between J56 And J57
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 11:09 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:31 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A1M Jct 56 to Jct 57 Northbound Lane 1 Closure
Coordinates
54.482195, -1.644594
Latitude span
54.476644 – 54.486528
Longitude span
-1.653926 – -1.638400
Bounding box centre
54.481586, -1.646163
Location descriptions
  • A1(M) northbound between J56 and J57
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A1(M) northbound between J56 and J57
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1(M)
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{673CA5F8-F93B-4E74-9862-C63C46FC615F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
197 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.485077 -1.640157
54.485601 -1.639497
54.486371 -1.63858
54.486528 -1.6384

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A1(M) northbound between J56 and J57
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1(M)
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EBE31515-A9B3-4862-8822-A32A5CDC05A1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
174 m
To Distance
414 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.476644 -1.653926
54.477997 -1.651478
54.478122 -1.651246

Segment 3

17 coordinate pairs
Description
A1(M) northbound between J56 and J57
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A1(M)
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8559EF6E-4CE1-4E57-88A3-891BA6402A8F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,057 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.478399 -1.650719
54.478927 -1.649803
54.480223 -1.647447
54.480742 -1.646547
54.481037 -1.646035
54.481387 -1.645461
54.48169 -1.644964
54.482047 -1.644406
54.48288 -1.643148
54.483216 -1.642667
54.483846 -1.641766
54.484267 -1.641191
54.484714 -1.640601
54.484822 -1.640477
54.484933 -1.640337
54.485077 -1.640157
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-1.640157, 54.485077
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 11:09 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:31 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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