M1 southbound Jct 40 entry slip lane 1 closure

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M1 southbound Jct 40 entry slip lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 J40 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
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
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:49 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:03 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:30 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 40 entry slip lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.679296, -1.553368
Latitude span
53.674176 – 53.683040
Longitude span
-1.554190 – -1.551053
Bounding box centre
53.678608, -1.552622
Location descriptions
  • M1 J40 southbound access
  • M1 southbound between J40 and J39
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J40 southbound 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AC9A74BF-ED4F-4636-BD2B-9F5C01558657}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
12 m
To Distance
351 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.68304 -1.553941
53.683024 -1.553958
53.68289 -1.554081
53.682854 -1.554097
53.682737 -1.554158
53.682648 -1.55419
53.682567 -1.55419
53.682169 -1.554113
53.681514 -1.55402
53.680148 -1.553853
53.680031 -1.553869

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J40 southbound 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{45715A33-D4C8-4959-9348-5B23599BF210}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.680031 -1.553869
53.67977 -1.553932

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J40 and J39
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6AE7051C-D187-483B-9EDD-EBDE87E7A4E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
653 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.679384 -1.553846
53.679222 -1.553802
53.678655 -1.553611
53.67852 -1.553582
53.678295 -1.553494
53.678043 -1.553406
53.677737 -1.553288
53.677025 -1.552947
53.676395 -1.552621
53.675647 -1.552144
53.675143 -1.551801
53.674539 -1.551338
53.674304 -1.551159
53.674176 -1.551053
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-1.553941, 53.683040
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:49 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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