Hardshoulder closure northbound

Cleared

Hardshoulder closure northbound

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:28 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 7 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Between J20 And J21
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:28 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:12 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:35 PM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.595382, -1.195028
Latitude span
52.593803 – 52.596859
Longitude span
-1.195227 – -1.194903
Bounding box centre
52.595331, -1.195065
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound between J20 and J21
  • M1 northbound within J21
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:28 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 32 minutes
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J20 and J21
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3195B465-F973-41F9-94D0-0DDF5ECD0120}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
158 m
To Distance
425 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.593803 -1.195227
52.594233 -1.195142
52.594763 -1.195074
52.595077 -1.195024
52.595922 -1.194964
52.5962 -1.194944

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J21
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{056B98F1-DE45-4554-991A-E81FB36C65BA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
73 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.5962 -1.194944
52.596859 -1.194903
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-1.195227, 52.593803
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.195227,
                52.593803
            ],
            [
                -1.195142,
                52.594233
            ],
            [
                -1.195074,
                52.594763
            ],
            [
                -1.195024,
                52.595077
            ],
            [
                -1.194964,
                52.595922
            ],
            [
                -1.194944,
                52.5962
            ],
            [
                -1.194944,
                52.5962
            ],
            [
                -1.194903,
                52.596859
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -1.195227,
            52.593803
        ],
        [
            -1.195142,
            52.594233
        ],
        [
            -1.195074,
            52.594763
        ],
        [
            -1.195024,
            52.595077
        ],
        [
            -1.194964,
            52.595922
        ],
        [
            -1.194944,
            52.5962
        ],
        [
            -1.194944,
            52.5962
        ],
        [
            -1.194903,
            52.596859
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:28 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:12 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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