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M1 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 Lane 1 Closure

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M1 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 Lane 1 Closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
2 hours 35 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J4 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:55 PM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 11:20 PM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 11:35 PM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 Lane 1 Closure
Coordinates
51.609758, -0.245242
Latitude span
51.602422 – 51.616322
Longitude span
-0.251651 – -0.238199
Bounding box centre
51.609372, -0.244925
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J4 and J2
  • M1 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
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
{ADC7795A-F3E3-4E6F-8CBD-891974AB7068}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
46 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613868 -0.249273
51.61378 -0.249175
51.613768 -0.249161
51.613512 -0.248911

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
0 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.604705 -0.240271
51.60372 -0.239323
51.603192 -0.238838
51.602964 -0.238644
51.60259 -0.238327
51.602422 -0.238199

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{E036C343-49D4-4E77-B7E6-844392BE810A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
645 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.609652 -0.245131
51.609622 -0.245098
51.609205 -0.244686
51.609025 -0.24451
51.608927 -0.244413
51.607704 -0.243213
51.606047 -0.241587
51.60517 -0.240711
51.604705 -0.240271

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
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
{E47A9B89-884B-4546-BC2A-DA44497A0A49}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
502 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613512 -0.248911
51.613129 -0.248534
51.611486 -0.24692
51.611249 -0.246687
51.610117 -0.245584
51.609823 -0.245297
51.609652 -0.245131

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
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
{D7248FA7-DCED-418E-878D-E4BA0BD29AE7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613914 -0.249314
51.613868 -0.249273

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{37DF5238-779D-4585-8085-729A55A88A7A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
552 m
To Distance
865 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.616322 -0.251651
51.61562 -0.250953
51.615085 -0.250439
51.613914 -0.249314
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-0.249273, 51.613868
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:55 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 11:20 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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