M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 3,2 closure

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M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 3,2 closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 20 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J5
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
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 9:47 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 12:30 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 1:20 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 3,2 closure
Coordinates
51.678182, -0.373824
Latitude span
51.673087 – 51.685758
Longitude span
-0.376558 – -0.370888
Bounding box centre
51.679423, -0.373723
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J5
  • M1 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
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
{F5E96A79-4CCD-4F27-AF65-5EDFD4D87820}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
221 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.674837 -0.372389
51.674691 -0.372294
51.674356 -0.372075
51.673983 -0.371784
51.673956 -0.371761
51.673783 -0.371618
51.673436 -0.371269
51.673199 -0.371017
51.673089 -0.370891
51.673087 -0.370888

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{05A3C4A5-C4DC-406A-86F7-ADF572D94A96}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.675549 -0.372799
51.674837 -0.372389

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{C9749D3E-D2E1-4690-AB69-FD1EB5A985D2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
206 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.677627 -0.373841
51.6774 -0.373734
51.676432 -0.373278
51.676251 -0.373193
51.676196 -0.373166
51.675852 -0.372973

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{9F784C3F-9C41-410D-841D-7EE53EF56659}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
35 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.675852 -0.372973
51.675549 -0.372799

Segment 5

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{C6D7DA05-4D8C-4043-8B10-A3AE8A1EF489}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,443 m
To Distance
2,371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.685758 -0.376552
51.685676 -0.376558
51.68546 -0.376551
51.684965 -0.37654
51.684524 -0.376512
51.684182 -0.376481
51.683713 -0.376397
51.683037 -0.376247
51.682088 -0.37592
51.68169 -0.37576
51.681211 -0.375546
51.679228 -0.374605
51.678559 -0.374294
51.678504 -0.374269
51.678378 -0.374201
51.67816 -0.374093
51.677627 -0.373841
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-0.372389, 51.674837
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
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
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 9:47 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 12:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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