M3 northbound hardshoulder closure (79/4 to 78/4)

Planned

M3 northbound hardshoulder closure (79/4 to 78/4)

Start time
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M3 – M3 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:21 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:31 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 3:00 PM
  • Latest update: M3 northbound hardshoulder closure (79/4 to 78/4)
Coordinates
51.238389, -1.108201
Latitude span
51.236019 – 51.241473
Longitude span
-1.113151 – -1.101612
Bounding box centre
51.238746, -1.107382
Location descriptions
  • M3 eastbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length
7 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{83D060E5-12FB-4851-BC71-2E843691600E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
671 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.23788 -1.109336
51.239437 -1.106069
51.239588 -1.105751
51.241233 -1.102137
51.241473 -1.101612

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5A2483EF-EB1B-4C0D-B769-199B2FFD5F3A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
469 m
To Distance
807 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.236019 -1.113151
51.236534 -1.112069
51.236808 -1.111505
51.237038 -1.111043
51.23788 -1.109336
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-1.109336, 51.237880
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -1.109336,
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            ],
            [
                -1.106069,
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            ],
            [
                -1.105751,
                51.239588
            ],
            [
                -1.102137,
                51.241233
            ],
            [
                -1.101612,
                51.241473
            ],
            [
                -1.113151,
                51.236019
            ],
            [
                -1.112069,
                51.236534
            ],
            [
                -1.111505,
                51.236808
            ],
            [
                -1.111043,
                51.237038
            ],
            [
                -1.109336,
                51.23788
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.109336,
            51.23788
        ],
        [
            -1.106069,
            51.239437
        ],
        [
            -1.105751,
            51.239588
        ],
        [
            -1.102137,
            51.241233
        ],
        [
            -1.101612,
            51.241473
        ],
        [
            -1.113151,
            51.236019
        ],
        [
            -1.112069,
            51.236534
        ],
        [
            -1.111505,
            51.236808
        ],
        [
            -1.111043,
            51.237038
        ],
        [
            -1.109336,
            51.23788
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:21 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:31 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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