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Lane 1,2 closure southbound

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Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
15 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:01 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:45 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:15 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1,2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.246855, -1.061233
Latitude span
52.235554 – 52.257755
Longitude span
-1.081856 – -1.035819
Bounding box centre
52.246655, -1.058838
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{F10363D7-B5CD-4ED4-8A2C-18DEADBD5D41}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,219 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.252554 -1.073533
52.252083 -1.072678
52.251915 -1.072373
52.251733 -1.072041
52.250902 -1.070506
52.250574 -1.069853
52.250272 -1.069267
52.249642 -1.068042
52.249288 -1.067317
52.248573 -1.065852
52.247722 -1.063981
52.245819 -1.059832
52.245792 -1.059774

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{2C4A5917-73D0-4DA3-92B1-E4BA479EBE51}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
762 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.245792 -1.059774
52.245517 -1.059176
52.243413 -1.054595
52.241674 -1.050839

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{1FB7CFC0-06C1-4FCA-B82F-C597F4F0ED96}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
212 m
To Distance
1,009 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.256852 -1.080534
52.256288 -1.079685
52.255988 -1.079234
52.255551 -1.078554
52.255496 -1.078467
52.255396 -1.078294
52.254595 -1.077006
52.254021 -1.076066
52.252918 -1.074184
52.252645 -1.073692

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{260A8818-FA93-4186-AC37-789F8E3822AE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.241043 -1.049476
52.240649 -1.04862
52.240329 -1.047924
52.240009 -1.047213
52.239377 -1.045806
52.238928 -1.044732
52.238414 -1.043484
52.237779 -1.041928

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{424B0905-3E53-4937-BCED-C10151E35A54}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
485 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.237625 -1.041553
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52.235554 -1.035819
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
44
First coordinate pair
-1.073692, 52.252645
Road section segments
1
Road section points
44
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:01 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:45 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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