Hardshoulder and lane 1,2 closure southbound

Cleared

Hardshoulder and lane 1,2 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 3:24 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 12:22 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder and lane 1,2 closure southbound
Coordinates
53.016860, -1.243106
Latitude span
53.009626 – 53.028770
Longitude span
-1.246946 – -1.238501
Bounding box centre
53.019198, -1.242724
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{6FEF1DD1-C7B4-4777-911E-FBA76ABE569E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
652 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.014631 -1.24299
53.014401 -1.242855
53.014017 -1.242631
53.013629 -1.242373
53.013553 -1.242321
53.013204 -1.242081
53.012816 -1.241792
53.012653 -1.241677
53.012189 -1.241306
53.011657 -1.240784
53.011393 -1.240544
53.011212 -1.240368
53.010968 -1.240109
53.01067 -1.239793
53.01047 -1.239557
53.010268 -1.239321
53.01004 -1.239042
53.009626 -1.238501

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{7584874B-81B9-427D-9C5E-28718017F157}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,442 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.026921 -1.246445
53.025929 -1.246191
53.020886 -1.244904
53.020551 -1.244818
53.017917 -1.244146
53.017764 -1.244113
53.017593 -1.244086
53.017285 -1.244
53.017089 -1.243946
53.016188 -1.243669
53.015675 -1.243465
53.015664 -1.24346
53.015358 -1.243322
53.014964 -1.243165
53.014766 -1.243071

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{C52B4FC3-AA98-416F-AE16-A4A17BA821F5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
249 m
To Distance
387 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.02877 -1.246946
53.028712 -1.246924
53.027552 -1.246618
53.027549 -1.246618
53.027545 -1.246616
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-1.243071, 53.014766
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 3:24 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 12:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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