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M1 northbound Jct 47 to Jct 48 Lane 1 and 2 closure (317/8 319/5)

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M1 northbound Jct 47 to Jct 48 Lane 1 and 2 closure (317/8 319/5)

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:24 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 6 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Between J47 And J48
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:24 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:04 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:30 PM
  • Latest update: M1 northbound Jct 47 to Jct 48 Lane 1 and 2 closure (317/8 319/5)
Coordinates
53.812181, -1.340939
Latitude span
53.807279 – 53.821351
Longitude span
-1.344789 – -1.338855
Bounding box centre
53.814315, -1.341822
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:24 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 36 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3EFBC816-2C52-435E-B8A0-6119F67661C5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
224 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.815311 -1.339283
53.816632 -1.339187
53.81733 -1.339123

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{340FE436-0745-4B76-8360-075EF046E574}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.81733 -1.339123
53.818266 -1.339063
53.818836 -1.339011

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{921856DA-A4EC-4E3C-8A01-D7E9E01D8886}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
280 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.818836 -1.339011
53.821351 -1.338855

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{E454A568-9F9E-4065-B834-EB4A03FC02F8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
173 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.808339 -1.343037
53.808508 -1.342807
53.808803 -1.342423
53.809097 -1.342039
53.809437 -1.341684
53.809499 -1.341622
53.809607 -1.341514

Segment 5

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{7A1ED0D6-098E-4F15-972E-FAB50B38D0D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
658 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.809607 -1.341514
53.809964 -1.341175
53.810412 -1.340788
53.81075 -1.340561
53.811427 -1.340161
53.811965 -1.339929
53.812018 -1.339903
53.812206 -1.339819
53.812949 -1.339624
53.81408 -1.339424
53.814359 -1.339374
53.815032 -1.339303
53.815311 -1.339283

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J47 and J48
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{98A6BE05-CDC9-4FFA-98F3-CF0261498649}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
652 m
To Distance
818 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.807279 -1.344789
53.807314 -1.344724
53.807608 -1.344203
53.808098 -1.343375
53.80824 -1.34316
53.808339 -1.343037
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-1.339283, 53.815311
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
10
Record created
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:24 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:04 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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