M1 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 Lane 1,2 Closure

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M1 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 Lane 1,2 Closure

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
6 hours 5 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J2 And J1
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
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:52 AM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 2:45 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 3:05 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 Lane 1,2 Closure
Coordinates
51.594267, -0.236777
Latitude span
51.585942 – 51.602405
Longitude span
-0.238221 – -0.235497
Bounding box centre
51.594174, -0.236859
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 minutes
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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{45F90A51-D9ED-457A-8B4E-FC1AF00BA79E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
953 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.601073 -0.237273
51.60081 -0.237125
51.600474 -0.236921
51.600094 -0.236734
51.599559 -0.23648
51.599306 -0.236374
51.598682 -0.236124
51.59804 -0.235918
51.597697 -0.235816
51.597228 -0.235704
51.59675 -0.235621
51.596326 -0.235565
51.595579 -0.235508
51.595111 -0.235497
51.594545 -0.235504
51.593791 -0.235577
51.593297 -0.235639
51.593295 -0.235639

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{0CB20269-F73D-4396-A725-9D56E9B745B5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
220 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.587887 -0.237639
51.587717 -0.237703
51.587538 -0.237754
51.587359 -0.237818
51.586625 -0.238049
51.586535 -0.238067
51.585953 -0.238219
51.585942 -0.238221

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{A3BFE25B-9020-4AC1-AAD5-B463F38A89B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.587958 -0.237607
51.587887 -0.237639

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{A0B6FB56-2EE3-4CCA-B889-E8B6BEC8E1FE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
293 m
To Distance
382 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.602405 -0.238186
51.602263 -0.238079
51.601911 -0.237827
51.601781 -0.237737
51.601713 -0.237688
51.601681 -0.237669

Segment 5

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{903C0E3A-BDC9-4680-A5F7-2698C99D33EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
610 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.593295 -0.235639
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51.591094 -0.23623
51.590772 -0.236343
51.590405 -0.236502
51.588986 -0.237178
51.588325 -0.237463
51.587958 -0.237607
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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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
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:52 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 2:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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