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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

Start time
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 9:09 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 51 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J18
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
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 9:09 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 11:46 PM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.343426, -1.151865
Latitude span
52.332377 – 52.352697
Longitude span
-1.154657 – -1.146861
Bounding box centre
52.342537, -1.150759
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J18
  • M1 southbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 9:09 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 51 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J18
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
{F9D4F2B1-20E3-4868-8E61-7B7BC6A10026}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
416 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.350366 -1.154309
52.350015 -1.154257
52.349222 -1.154111
52.348331 -1.153922
52.347772 -1.153771
52.346657 -1.153461

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{27F7330D-B2DE-473E-A6C5-6375D5CC3EBF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
225 m
To Distance
384 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.352697 -1.154657
52.352688 -1.154655
52.352498 -1.154621
52.352057 -1.154541
52.351274 -1.154439

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{78EC4761-BA56-4E2C-9FE8-536A5195F583}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,202 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.342706 -1.15204
52.341571 -1.151585
52.339533 -1.15067
52.338387 -1.150149
52.338369 -1.150135
52.338207 -1.150064
52.337657 -1.149796
52.336378 -1.149145
52.336105 -1.149006
52.335933 -1.148919
52.334588 -1.148182
52.334028 -1.147855
52.333505 -1.147557
52.332746 -1.147102
52.332377 -1.146861

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C9FDEB1D-7524-41C4-9027-8D9250353124}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
101 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.351274 -1.154439
52.350366 -1.154309

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{6F79914C-0F44-46CF-9A5F-E407B080BC3B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
450 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.346535 -1.153415
52.345763 -1.153193
52.344502 -1.152748
52.344357 -1.152692
52.343456 -1.152327
52.343131 -1.152204
52.34305 -1.152173
52.342725 -1.152047
52.342706 -1.15204
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-1.154309, 52.350366
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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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
3
Record created
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 9:09 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 11:46 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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