M1 Northbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 Carriageway closure

Planned

M1 Northbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 Carriageway closure

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 11:11 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 6:51 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Northbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 Carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.673883, -0.371826
Latitude span
51.671674 – 51.677522
Longitude span
-0.374084 – -0.370169
Bounding box centre
51.674598, -0.372127
Location descriptions
  • M1 northbound between J5 and J6
  • M1 J5 northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{D222BFD5-F501-471E-97A3-082F90E45853}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
168 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.676069 -0.373408
51.67611 -0.373429
51.676436 -0.373576
51.676843 -0.373764
51.677404 -0.374028
51.677522 -0.374084

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J5 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{E1F627FB-1735-44E8-A5A8-47F7730AFA21}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
68 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.674734 -0.372773
51.675325 -0.373054

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 northbound between J5 and J6
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{BB2C394F-AB36-4A4A-8AD7-B711D29E0AB4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
86 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.675325 -0.373054
51.676069 -0.373408

Segment 4

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J5 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{30D824B0-12C7-43D1-8D1E-B4AE08EF6965}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
9 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.671713 -0.370189
51.671767 -0.370172
51.671838 -0.370169
51.67192 -0.370181
51.671992 -0.370193
51.672055 -0.370219
51.672109 -0.370246
51.672164 -0.370302
51.672237 -0.370372
51.672366 -0.37057
51.672641 -0.37095
51.672943 -0.37133
51.673207 -0.371624
51.673408 -0.371834
51.673791 -0.372196
51.673991 -0.372362
51.674226 -0.372484
51.674734 -0.372773
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-0.373408, 51.676069
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 11:11 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 6:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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