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Lane 1,2 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1,2 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Within J30
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 8:52 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:24 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 1:30 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1,2 closure northbound
Coordinates
53.279428, -1.299589
Latitude span
53.266636 – 53.289186
Longitude span
-1.306290 – -1.295152
Bounding box centre
53.277911, -1.300721
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound within J30
  • M1 northbound between J29a and J30
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
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 northbound within J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3C948AB3-9344-4B2B-85AF-BAF99E3C1DAD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
257 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.286929 -1.296004
53.28701 -1.295987
53.287279 -1.295879
53.287907 -1.295628
53.289186 -1.295152

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J29a and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{338F7757-633B-4212-9645-F89B2DBF2E09}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
164 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.280842 -1.298668
53.281003 -1.29859
53.281478 -1.298358
53.282034 -1.298109

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J29a and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AC8C9B25-A487-4490-8A50-FF0EB1F60F7C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
319 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.266899 -1.306109
53.267334 -1.305875

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9BD8384A-FF47-4AE5-9A58-BABBC056EBF9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
467 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.282052 -1.298093
53.283181 -1.297565
53.284078 -1.297145
53.28432 -1.29704
53.284759 -1.296849
53.285665 -1.296494
53.285719 -1.296473
53.286095 -1.296332

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J29a and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BD1BDC9B-A0D6-4536-90CC-AAC4EBDEAEC2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
480 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.277652 -1.300355
53.278171 -1.300077
53.278942 -1.299659
53.279166 -1.299566
53.279292 -1.299489
53.280179 -1.299009
53.280474 -1.298869

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J29a and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{3E344160-06E7-4BEC-A790-90F83A7186A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,054 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.268969 -1.304996
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53.269982 -1.30447
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53.271361 -1.303727
53.274247 -1.302196
53.275286 -1.301624
53.276354 -1.301052
53.276357 -1.30105

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6D88135B-D94D-4EBA-8183-AD82B97E850E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
95 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.286095 -1.296332
53.28684 -1.296035
53.286929 -1.296004

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J29a and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CC124CDB-B87A-4426-9E73-C26AAB2F5609}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.280618 -1.298792
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
45
First coordinate pair
-1.296004, 53.286929
Road section segments
1
Road section points
45
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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
3
Record created
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 8:52 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:24 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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