Lane 1 closure northbound

Planned

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Within J23
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 12:18 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:17 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.761102, -1.274136
Latitude span
52.760009 – 52.762741
Longitude span
-1.274271 – -1.274069
Bounding box centre
52.761375, -1.274170
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound within J23
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 13, 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
M1 northbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D6B35581-9516-4108-AD1D-34C6FF95F3C9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
23 m
To Distance
102 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.760009 -1.274069
52.760219 -1.27408
52.760489 -1.27409
52.760714 -1.274101

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0C44CC0A-9285-42BB-874A-314D7F6EC973}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
225 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.760714 -1.274101
52.760849 -1.274099
52.76164 -1.27416
52.76254 -1.274249
52.762741 -1.274271
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-1.274069, 52.760009
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.274069,
                52.760009
            ],
            [
                -1.27408,
                52.760219
            ],
            [
                -1.27409,
                52.760489
            ],
            [
                -1.274101,
                52.760714
            ],
            [
                -1.274101,
                52.760714
            ],
            [
                -1.274099,
                52.760849
            ],
            [
                -1.27416,
                52.76164
            ],
            [
                -1.274249,
                52.76254
            ],
            [
                -1.274271,
                52.762741
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.274069,
            52.760009
        ],
        [
            -1.27408,
            52.760219
        ],
        [
            -1.27409,
            52.760489
        ],
        [
            -1.274101,
            52.760714
        ],
        [
            -1.274101,
            52.760714
        ],
        [
            -1.274099,
            52.760849
        ],
        [
            -1.27416,
            52.76164
        ],
        [
            -1.274249,
            52.76254
        ],
        [
            -1.274271,
            52.762741
        ]
    ]
]
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
8
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 12:18 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:17 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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