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Lane 2,3 closure southbound

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Lane 2,3 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 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, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:08 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:24 PM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2,3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.639178, -1.221309
Latitude span
52.633075 – 52.646937
Longitude span
-1.229963 – -1.215655
Bounding box centre
52.640006, -1.222809
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
  • M1 southbound between J21A and J21
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

7 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
{5B9A75DC-80DF-4554-B18E-3B2B3B39AAC5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
848 m
To Distance
1,591 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.646937 -1.229963
52.64566 -1.228253
52.645062 -1.227525
52.644473 -1.226841
52.643268 -1.225413
52.642028 -1.22412
52.641512 -1.223582

Segment 2

9 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
{37B1FB5A-97E5-467B-8603-750C3FB391EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
408 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.640824 -1.222885
52.640716 -1.222769
52.64058 -1.222624
52.640426 -1.222449
52.640209 -1.222216
52.639874 -1.221882
52.639141 -1.221127
52.639095 -1.221083
52.63772 -1.219674

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J21A and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{615120EA-B079-4EEB-B2CB-6D0CABA134FD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
336 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.635793 -1.217817
52.635684 -1.217716
52.635214 -1.217296
52.635158 -1.217252
52.634807 -1.216978
52.634617 -1.216819
52.634066 -1.216385
52.633075 -1.215655

Segment 4

2 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{96D5F8B1-7920-45A7-A66F-E7E99F03E8C4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.641014 -1.223074
52.640824 -1.222885

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J21A and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{B9509242-0D3B-41FB-84EC-9A3B71283BC9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.63772 -1.219674
52.637204 -1.219137
52.636724 -1.218673
52.636281 -1.218267
52.635883 -1.217904
52.635793 -1.217817

Segment 6

3 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{00474380-CD42-4062-BEA5-8CFD87D1B94F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
65 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.641512 -1.223582
52.641331 -1.223393
52.641014 -1.223074
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-1.229963, 52.646937
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:08 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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