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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:29 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 36 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:29 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 11:29 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 12:05 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.231207, -1.019200
Latitude span
52.226127 – 52.234818
Longitude span
-1.033626 – -0.996277
Bounding box centre
52.230473, -1.014952
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J16
  • M1 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M1 southbound between J16 and J15A
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:29 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 31 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{8EC2A083-C198-4F65-B62D-B0E22284FBB8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
433 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.231888 -1.022715
52.231646 -1.021725
52.231579 -1.021419
52.231356 -1.020399
52.230561 -1.016741

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{D9F91593-A383-4815-AE45-7377E25BE50C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
120 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.230561 -1.016741
52.230206 -1.01508

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
655 m
To Distance
978 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.234818 -1.033626
52.234662 -1.033124
52.234237 -1.031728
52.234204 -1.031611
52.23357 -1.02937

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{A4CDF2C0-E2C9-4D09-9E97-A7D276344085}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.23357 -1.02937
52.232996 -1.027318
52.232819 -1.02659
52.232512 -1.025322
52.232506 -1.025298

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{5F6CC3D2-19A4-4421-9433-B04EA46C58FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.232506 -1.025298
52.232503 -1.025282
52.231888 -1.022715

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J16 and J15A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{48FB4F19-2CDF-4C6C-B477-C506D7809813}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
875 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.228747 -1.008363
52.228198 -1.005827
52.227976 -1.004807
52.227408 -1.002185
52.226934 -0.999999
52.226127 -0.996277

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{4AF97C7C-B158-4283-9EAC-72259EA36F2E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
486 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.230206 -1.01508
52.230063 -1.014424
52.228747 -1.008363
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-1.022715, 52.231888
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:29 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 11:29 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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