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Lane 2,3 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 2,3 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J22 And J21A
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, Sep 17, 2026 11:20 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:02 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2,3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.683171, -1.287599
Latitude span
52.668946 – 52.697725
Longitude span
-1.292405 – -1.278223
Bounding box centre
52.683336, -1.285314
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
  • M1 southbound within J22
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 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

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
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
{A2320084-5B97-4854-A99E-DC34B8F92E5A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
942 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.675137 -1.285428
52.674143 -1.284587
52.673401 -1.283889
52.673184 -1.283685
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Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
517 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.669788 -1.279516
52.669733 -1.279439
52.669307 -1.278795
52.669107 -1.278502
52.668946 -1.278223

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J22
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
388 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.692837 -1.291339
52.692657 -1.291238
52.691953 -1.290909

Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
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
{C7E22495-9546-4546-BF65-FF8435F52087}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
644 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.682466 -1.288948
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52.681602 -1.288769
52.68081 -1.288531
52.680332 -1.288365

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{88125E11-0C2F-4BE7-98B7-231CC48B1571}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.69616 -1.292247
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Segment 6

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
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
{1B07C77A-A0A4-4F26-888C-EABF39813631}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
664 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.688153 -1.28957
52.687216 -1.289388
52.686361 -1.289284
52.686082 -1.289274

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J22
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
{D360CB82-0226-49FB-A70F-438748EF66B4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
576 m
To Distance
715 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
67
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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
2
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:20 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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