M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 3,2 closure

Cleared

M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 3,2 closure

Start time
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
2 hours 45 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
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:12 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:45 PM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 3,2 closure
Coordinates
51.662376, -0.350992
Latitude span
51.659673 – 51.666814
Longitude span
-0.359393 – -0.346277
Bounding box centre
51.663244, -0.352835
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 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

14 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
{5FAB4A0D-4EEA-46AC-A50D-C2E8C2B4DF91}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
103 m
To Distance
1,201 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.666814 -0.359393
51.665835 -0.357515
51.665244 -0.356379
51.664763 -0.355457
51.664283 -0.354563
51.664204 -0.354409
51.663534 -0.353115
51.662851 -0.351796
51.661621 -0.34944
51.661243 -0.348731
51.660837 -0.347994
51.660634 -0.347625
51.660427 -0.347294
51.660422 -0.347286

Segment 2

4 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3737E9C9-EFE6-48AF-9D3E-6B127EA16A07}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
108 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.660422 -0.347286
51.660146 -0.346862
51.659817 -0.34644
51.659673 -0.346277
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-0.359393, 51.666814
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:12 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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