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

Cleared

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

Start time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
7 hours 30 minutes
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J6 And 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
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:46 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:56 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3,2 closure
Coordinates
51.688134, -0.375447
Latitude span
51.676244 – 51.699942
Longitude span
-0.377536 – -0.373189
Bounding box centre
51.688093, -0.375363
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 minutes
Probability code (raw)
probable
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 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
160 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
51.676244 -0.373189

Segment 2

43 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
0 m
To Distance
2,371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.698307 -0.376395
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51.695811 -0.375342
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51.69399 -0.375016
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51.681211 -0.375546
51.679228 -0.374605
51.678559 -0.374294
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51.678378 -0.374201
51.67816 -0.374093
51.677627 -0.373841

Segment 3

3 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
{4FE920AD-680F-4A40-ABC2-459AF60127E2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
411 m
To Distance
581 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.699942 -0.377536
51.698598 -0.376605
51.698534 -0.376561
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
51
First coordinate pair
-0.373841, 51.677627
Road section segments
1
Road section points
51
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:46 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:56 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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