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

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

Start time
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
3 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, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:06 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:06 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:25 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 Lane 3,2 closure
Coordinates
51.645338, -0.330131
Latitude span
51.641509 – 51.647963
Longitude span
-0.338712 – -0.320260
Bounding box centre
51.644736, -0.329486
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 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
{A5AAA1D6-1596-4B55-9B9E-24A9FC1FA0A9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
177 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.642505 -0.322269
51.642199 -0.321659
51.641792 -0.32085
51.641561 -0.320368
51.641509 -0.32026

Segment 2

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{AEEA5CD7-6609-4DFF-A544-BB91DDCA79EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
675 m
To Distance
1,980 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.647237 -0.336925
51.647096 -0.336496
51.646973 -0.336082
51.646907 -0.335853
51.646802 -0.335452
51.646638 -0.334648
51.646473 -0.333773
51.646179 -0.332064
51.646131 -0.331848
51.645927 -0.33083
51.645802 -0.330271
51.645688 -0.329841
51.645556 -0.329369
51.645479 -0.329054
51.645272 -0.328382
51.645065 -0.327739
51.64499 -0.327525
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51.644291 -0.325788
51.644012 -0.325177
51.643883 -0.324921
51.642903 -0.32305
51.642505 -0.322269
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-0.322269, 51.642505
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
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
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:06 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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