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M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 closure (295/2 292/5)

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M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 closure (295/2 292/5)

Start time
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:43 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 37 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J40
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 9:18 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 9:54 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 10:20 PM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 closure (295/2 292/5)
Coordinates
53.680116, -1.553080
Latitude span
53.670091 – 53.692769
Longitude span
-1.557211 – -1.546308
Bounding box centre
53.681430, -1.551760
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J40
  • M1 southbound between J41 and J40
  • M1 southbound between J40 and J39
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:43 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 17 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5913860D-6B47-4A70-95FC-21712502C918}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.684152 -1.555082
53.68399 -1.555038
53.683549 -1.554922
53.683153 -1.554835
53.683027 -1.554806

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B19A7113-4673-401C-825C-6E29371ADA77}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.687355 -1.555866
53.686716 -1.555718
53.685672 -1.555475
53.685124 -1.555329
53.684647 -1.555198
53.684152 -1.555082

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J41 and J40
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A4B093FF-95CE-462E-9867-ABC92E5EF2BE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
234 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.689798 -1.556478
53.688749 -1.556215
53.687714 -1.555953

Segment 4

28 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
1,208 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
53.673944 -1.55086
53.673592 -1.550531
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53.67287 -1.549873
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53.67114 -1.547822
53.671137 -1.547817
53.67083 -1.547397
53.670514 -1.546961
53.670143 -1.54639
53.670091 -1.546308

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C588EC0F-1402-4890-89BB-BDCB20C92DC6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
23 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.679977 -1.554006
53.679779 -1.553932
53.67977 -1.553932

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J41 and J40
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6CBBB75F-9C29-48B2-8B09-0503E3DC2B8D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
769 m
To Distance
1,103 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.691394 -1.556885
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53.690287 -1.556593
53.689798 -1.556478

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
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
{6C3C994D-8444-4103-B859-31D267BFF895}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
343 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.682758 -1.554749
53.680149 -1.55408
53.679977 -1.554006
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
56
First coordinate pair
-1.555082, 53.684152
Road section segments
1
Road section points
56
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 9:18 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 9:54 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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