Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
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, Jul 30, 2026 11:01 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:44 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1,2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.234069, -1.030338
Latitude span
52.230929 – 52.237989
Longitude span
-1.042442 – -1.018435
Bounding box centre
52.234459, -1.030439
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M1 southbound within J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 31, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{260A8818-FA93-4186-AC37-789F8E3822AE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
705 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.237989 -1.042442
52.237779 -1.041928

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{A4CDF2C0-E2C9-4D09-9E97-A7D276344085}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.23357 -1.02937
52.232996 -1.027318
52.232819 -1.02659
52.232512 -1.025322
52.232506 -1.025298

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{5F6CC3D2-19A4-4421-9433-B04EA46C58FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.232506 -1.025298
52.232503 -1.025282
52.231888 -1.022715

Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{424B0905-3E53-4937-BCED-C10151E35A54}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
978 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.237779 -1.041928
52.237625 -1.041553
52.237148 -1.040319
52.236228 -1.037791
52.235657 -1.036134
52.23527 -1.034956
52.234939 -1.034011
52.234662 -1.033124
52.234237 -1.031728
52.234204 -1.031611
52.23357 -1.02937

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{8EC2A083-C198-4F65-B62D-B0E22284FBB8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
311 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.231888 -1.022715
52.231646 -1.021725
52.231579 -1.021419
52.231356 -1.020399
52.230929 -1.018435
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-1.042442, 52.237989
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:01 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:44 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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