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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:36 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 2:29 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.315443, -1.130567
Latitude span
52.302189 – 52.328386
Longitude span
-1.143909 – -1.118100
Bounding box centre
52.315288, -1.131005
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J18 and J17
  • M1 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M1 southbound at the Watford Gap services between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
264 m
To Distance
494 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.328386 -1.143909
52.327811 -1.143425
52.326879 -1.142592
52.326569 -1.142319

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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 3

24 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
1,818 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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
52.314335 -1.128796
52.313873 -1.128306
52.313837 -1.128267
52.313628 -1.128047
52.313094 -1.127485
52.312578 -1.126982
52.311971 -1.126363
52.311735 -1.126133
52.311029 -1.125457
52.310531 -1.124998
52.309526 -1.124064
52.309128 -1.123709
52.309067 -1.123664

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{F8E6616C-2084-4090-B6B4-293849B8B5AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
386 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.305311 -1.120598
52.304 -1.119597
52.302498 -1.118366
52.302189 -1.1181

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound at the Watford Gap services between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{856E1B21-A23F-44CB-9BCD-A0BCF7E3D584}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
455 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.308621 -1.123261
52.308178 -1.122917
52.307825 -1.122587
52.307499 -1.122329
52.306866 -1.121828
52.306324 -1.121414
52.305311 -1.120598

Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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 
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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 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{69C8E3FD-D864-4A9E-BE7F-AAFEE9987913}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.308974 -1.123576
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
52
First coordinate pair
-1.143909, 52.328386
Road section segments
1
Road section points
52
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:36 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 2:29 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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