M1 northbound Jct 40 entry slip road lane 1 closure

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M1 northbound Jct 40 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M1 – M1 J40 Northbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 9:35 AM
Last updated
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 12:12 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 northbound Jct 40 entry slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.686641, -1.556286
Latitude span
53.684160 – 53.690758
Longitude span
-1.557004 – -1.555955
Bounding box centre
53.687459, -1.556480
Location descriptions
  • M1 J40 northbound access
  • M1 northbound between J40 and J41
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J40 northbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{BFD04A6E-7FED-47E8-8B50-3399F4FDC829}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
11 m
To Distance
434 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.68416 -1.556223
53.684255 -1.556111
53.684371 -1.556019
53.684425 -1.555988
53.684506 -1.555957
53.684578 -1.555956
53.68465 -1.555955
53.685989 -1.556138
53.686718 -1.556212
53.687743 -1.556316
53.687914 -1.55633

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J40 and J41
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D598B336-E1C1-44E8-9175-191BFDE61BBD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
110 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.689779 -1.556755
53.690758 -1.557004

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J40 and J41
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
{D69FB6CA-3971-486A-927B-CDD28A17F37E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
209 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.687914 -1.55633
53.688714 -1.556533
53.689779 -1.556755
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.556223, 53.684160
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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                53.684371
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                53.684425
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            [
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                53.684506
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                53.684578
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.556223,
            53.68416
        ],
        [
            -1.556111,
            53.684255
        ],
        [
            -1.556019,
            53.684371
        ],
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            53.684425
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.68465
        ],
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            -1.556138,
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        ],
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            -1.556212,
            53.686718
        ],
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            -1.556316,
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        ],
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            -1.55633,
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        ],
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            -1.556755,
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        ],
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            -1.557004,
            53.690758
        ],
        [
            -1.55633,
            53.687914
        ],
        [
            -1.556533,
            53.688714
        ],
        [
            -1.556755,
            53.689779
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 9:35 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 12:12 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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