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Hard shoulder lane 1,2 closure southbound

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Hard shoulder lane 1,2 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 7:55 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 5 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 7:55 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 11:31 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder lane 1,2 closure southbound
Coordinates
53.013492, -1.240552
Latitude span
53.004370 – 53.028582
Longitude span
-1.246889 – -1.232757
Bounding box centre
53.016476, -1.239823
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 7:55 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 5 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C52B4FC3-AA98-416F-AE16-A4A17BA821F5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
270 m
To Distance
387 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.027552 -1.246618
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53.027545 -1.246616

Segment 2

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6FEF1DD1-C7B4-4777-911E-FBA76ABE569E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
799 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.008643 -1.237104
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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CAE64C34-D8DC-4C61-AD93-11737A1A116F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
216 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.005855 -1.233932
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53.004677 -1.232969
53.00437 -1.232757

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F28AD847-929B-4DA4-A0EF-204ACAB8C738}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
341 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.007782 -1.235965
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53.006118 -1.234155

Segment 5

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7584874B-81B9-427D-9C5E-28718017F157}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,442 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
58
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
58
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 7:55 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 11:31 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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