M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 1,2 closure

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M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 1,2 closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
4 hours 25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:49 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 1:03 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 1:25 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 1,2 closure
Coordinates
51.638862, -0.313216
Latitude span
51.636277 – 51.642023
Longitude span
-0.321309 – -0.304966
Bounding box centre
51.639150, -0.313138
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 9, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{427582A2-C01A-432F-BDFA-10612B07C581}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
272 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.637541 -0.309629
51.637115 -0.308248
51.636898 -0.307534
51.636717 -0.306833
51.636537 -0.306041

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{192EAF60-5B48-4BDE-8848-BE1E864965FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
620 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.640268 -0.317437
51.63985 -0.316399
51.639523 -0.315587
51.639308 -0.315031
51.639093 -0.314447
51.639024 -0.314262
51.638877 -0.313862
51.638474 -0.312678
51.638163 -0.311736
51.637843 -0.310693
51.637541 -0.309629

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{A5AAA1D6-1596-4B55-9B9E-24A9FC1FA0A9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
85 m
To Distance
417 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.642023 -0.321309
51.641792 -0.32085
51.641561 -0.320368
51.641459 -0.320155
51.640818 -0.318733
51.640418 -0.317808
51.640268 -0.317437

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
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
{A55F9258-BCD7-4D0C-ABA7-BD6C9041559C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
79 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.636537 -0.306041
51.636497 -0.305902
51.636277 -0.304966
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-0.309629, 51.637541
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:49 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 1:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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