M1 northbound Jct 40 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned

M1 northbound Jct 40 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Between J39 And J40
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:40 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 northbound Jct 40 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.681292, -1.555005
Latitude span
53.678344 – 53.683022
Longitude span
-1.555989 – -1.553862
Bounding box centre
53.680683, -1.554926
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound between J39 and J40
  • M1 J40 northbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J39 and J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{593D4298-A506-40B7-8591-33CD26FEEA54}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
38 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.679853 -1.554355
53.680194 -1.554474

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J40 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D008E63B-3EF0-44D8-97B6-C6E7A9692B3A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
334 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.680194 -1.554474
53.680365 -1.554618
53.680384 -1.554628
53.680978 -1.554858
53.68159 -1.555094
53.682193 -1.5553
53.682427 -1.555403
53.682517 -1.555448
53.682581 -1.555492
53.682671 -1.555552
53.682761 -1.555627
53.682842 -1.555717
53.682932 -1.555822
53.683022 -1.555989

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J39 and J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{8F92D574-120C-4F59-9371-51AB474336C0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,767 m
To Distance
1,938 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.678344 -1.553862
53.678854 -1.554033
53.679853 -1.554355
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.554355, 53.679853
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:40 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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