M18 northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 lane 1 closure (278/4 to 279/5)

Cleared

M18 northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 lane 1 closure (278/4 to 279/5)

Start time
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 20 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M18 – M18 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 9:31 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 3:52 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 4:20 AM
  • Latest update: M18 northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 lane 1 closure (278/4 to 279/5)
Coordinates
53.559270, -1.003054
Latitude span
53.554846 – 53.563165
Longitude span
-1.006897 – -0.999800
Bounding box centre
53.559006, -1.003349
Location descriptions
  • M18 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DAFB271A-0E7E-4761-A300-75254E4D5920}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
765 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.556488 -1.005406
53.556737 -1.005173
53.557657 -1.004382
53.55829 -1.003854
53.559218 -1.003032
53.560682 -1.001805
53.560946 -1.001602
53.561209 -1.0014
53.561834 -1.000857
53.562638 -1.000234

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1EB3437F-52CB-4908-9F3B-991435C7EE70}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,394 m
To Distance
1,602 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.554846 -1.006897
53.555515 -1.006289
53.556372 -1.005499
53.556488 -1.005406

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{05FF20B6-3D94-461A-A13B-9367E2BFDF0C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
65 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.562638 -1.000234
53.56287 -1.000047
53.563165 -0.9998
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-1.005406, 53.556488
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 9:31 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 3:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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