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Lane 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 3 closure northbound

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
35 minutes 1 second
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Within J21
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 4, 2026 10:56 AM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:11 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:35 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.598525, -1.195551
Latitude span
52.590354 – 52.606198
Longitude span
-1.196980 – -1.194881
Bounding box centre
52.598276, -1.195931
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound within J21
  • M1 northbound between J21 and J21A
  • M1 northbound between J20 and J21
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8B31FF11-F50B-4479-8341-0B83725157D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
120 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.599913 -1.195009
52.600165 -1.195034
52.600732 -1.195142
52.600993 -1.195181

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J21 and J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{05CE1BC1-A0BB-4D2C-A42A-F2DAFE615706}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
103 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.6053 -1.196579
52.606148 -1.196958
52.606198 -1.19698

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6ACEBAE9-A6C3-45BE-BBCE-C0F390FB6D2E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
412 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.600993 -1.195181
52.601335 -1.195234
52.602236 -1.195469
52.603687 -1.195929
52.604074 -1.196055
52.604633 -1.196296

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J21 and J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E0718E4A-5187-417F-882D-14FEF5A0CCFF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
76 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.604633 -1.196296
52.604795 -1.196367
52.6053 -1.196579

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J20 and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F7368504-38D6-49F8-B2C8-52DE40C7B1C7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
510 m
To Distance
741 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.590354 -1.196208
52.590778 -1.196062
52.591486 -1.195798
52.591594 -1.195752
52.59198 -1.195641
52.592392 -1.195545

Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J20 and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3195B465-F973-41F9-94D0-0DDF5ECD0120}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
425 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.592392 -1.195545
52.592913 -1.195403
52.594233 -1.195142
52.594763 -1.195074
52.595077 -1.195024
52.595922 -1.194964
52.5962 -1.194944

Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound within J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{056B98F1-DE45-4554-991A-E81FB36C65BA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
413 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.5962 -1.194944
52.596865 -1.194902
52.597225 -1.194896
52.598007 -1.194881
52.598304 -1.194895
52.599167 -1.194934
52.599913 -1.195009
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-1.195009, 52.599913
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Sep 4, 2026 10:56 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:11 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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