Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:36 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 54 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17
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
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:36 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:00 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:30 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1,2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.321484, -1.136948
Latitude span
52.314849 – 52.326795
Longitude span
-1.142518 – -1.129370
Bounding box centre
52.320822, -1.135944
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J18 and J17
  • M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:36 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 24 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{7C49FF42-CC2C-43A6-99D3-0FC6B311C556}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
465 m
To Distance
494 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.326795 -1.142518
52.326569 -1.142319

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{24C549DC-CC29-4D9F-B9AC-D711B84C8DDD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
499 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.326569 -1.142319
52.326245 -1.142017
52.325612 -1.141443
52.324987 -1.140853
52.324498 -1.140378
52.323747 -1.13963
52.322904 -1.138751
52.322722 -1.138544

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{8260E5DE-28C8-4983-A80B-00CE4575B054}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.322722 -1.138544
52.32265 -1.138463

Segment 4

12 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
{A65819DA-951C-4D61-BEE8-20C01FA5A9C9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,066 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.32265 -1.138463
52.322569 -1.138376
52.320284 -1.135809
52.319586 -1.135001
52.318842 -1.134091
52.318253 -1.133399
52.317436 -1.132388
52.317028 -1.131897
52.31662 -1.131406
52.315922 -1.130598
52.315559 -1.130165
52.314849 -1.12937
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-1.142518, 52.326795
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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
4
Record created
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:36 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:00 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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