Jct 18 southbound entry and exit slip road mobile hardshoulder closure

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Jct 18 southbound entry and exit slip road mobile hardshoulder closure

Start time
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
4 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Sweeping Of Road
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:46 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:28 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 11:30 AM
  • Latest update: Jct 18 southbound entry and exit slip road mobile hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
52.351402, -1.154183
Latitude span
52.345380 – 52.356442
Longitude span
-1.155445 – -1.153058
Bounding box centre
52.350911, -1.154252
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J19 and J18
  • M1 southbound between J18 and J17
  • M1 J18 southbound exit
  • M1 J18 southbound access
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length
8 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J19 and J18
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{74E014CC-B132-448E-A361-453DC77B79C9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,318 m
To Distance
1,513 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.356442 -1.155445
52.356388 -1.155428
52.356055 -1.155346
52.355668 -1.155251
52.354713 -1.154975

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6F79914C-0F44-46CF-9A5F-E407B080BC3B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
144 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.346657 -1.153461
52.346535 -1.153415
52.345763 -1.153193
52.34538 -1.153058

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J18 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{8FD0CDC7-A5DE-4761-90C2-09F95784EA74}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
395 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.354713 -1.154975
52.354351 -1.154747
52.354306 -1.154736
52.354297 -1.154733
52.35336 -1.154428
52.352973 -1.154333
52.352685 -1.154256
52.352054 -1.154086
52.351676 -1.153991
52.351505 -1.153965
52.351396 -1.153893
52.351256 -1.153747

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J18 southbound access
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{803E06F6-8D12-48E0-98A1-24426CA54FA6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
10 m
To Distance
423 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.350347 -1.153741
52.350263 -1.153812
52.350111 -1.153888
52.349931 -1.153892
52.349247 -1.153787
52.348167 -1.153646
52.347762 -1.15361
52.346657 -1.153461
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-1.155445, 52.356442
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Sweeping Of Road
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:46 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:28 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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