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M1 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 Lane 1 Closure

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M1 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 Lane 1 Closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:30 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J4 And J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:45 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 1:46 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 Lane 1 Closure
Coordinates
51.606904, -0.242595
Latitude span
51.599981 – 51.613909
Longitude span
-0.249310 – -0.236680
Bounding box centre
51.606945, -0.242995
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J4 and J2
  • M1 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 minutes
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 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{ADC7795A-F3E3-4E6F-8CBD-891974AB7068}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
46 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613868 -0.249273
51.61378 -0.249175
51.613768 -0.249161
51.613512 -0.248911

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{45F90A51-D9ED-457A-8B4E-FC1AF00BA79E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
201 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.601681 -0.237669
51.601073 -0.237273
51.60081 -0.237125
51.600474 -0.236921
51.600094 -0.236734
51.599981 -0.23668

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{D7248FA7-DCED-418E-878D-E4BA0BD29AE7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613909 -0.24931
51.613868 -0.249273

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{A0B6FB56-2EE3-4CCA-B889-E8B6BEC8E1FE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
382 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.604705 -0.240271
51.60372 -0.239323
51.603192 -0.238838
51.602964 -0.238644
51.60259 -0.238327
51.602263 -0.238079
51.601911 -0.237827
51.601781 -0.237737
51.601713 -0.237688
51.601681 -0.237669

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{E036C343-49D4-4E77-B7E6-844392BE810A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
645 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.609652 -0.245131
51.609622 -0.245098
51.609205 -0.244686
51.609025 -0.24451
51.608927 -0.244413
51.607704 -0.243213
51.606047 -0.241587
51.60517 -0.240711
51.604705 -0.240271

Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J4 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{E47A9B89-884B-4546-BC2A-DA44497A0A49}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
502 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.613512 -0.248911
51.613129 -0.248534
51.611486 -0.24692
51.611249 -0.246687
51.610117 -0.245584
51.609823 -0.245297
51.609652 -0.245131
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-0.249273, 51.613868
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:45 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 1:46 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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