M1 southbound Jct 26 entry slip road lane closure

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M1 southbound Jct 26 entry slip road lane closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:26 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 34 minutes
Road
M1 – M1 J26 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:35 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 9:20 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 26 entry slip road lane closure
Coordinates
52.985019, -1.240924
Latitude span
52.980613 – 52.989276
Longitude span
-1.248340 – -1.233931
Bounding box centre
52.984945, -1.241136
Location descriptions
  • M1 J26 southbound access
  • M1 southbound between J26 and J25
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:26 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 34 minutes
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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J26 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{EFDE0AC0-7719-44CC-9D30-7735B41DFD14}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
4 m
To Distance
785 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.989276 -1.233931
52.98922 -1.234068
52.989141 -1.234249
52.989132 -1.234264
52.989079 -1.234356
52.988981 -1.23448
52.98882 -1.234637
52.988379 -1.235125
52.987865 -1.235752
52.987277 -1.236519
52.986847 -1.237121
52.986656 -1.237396
52.986054 -1.238385
52.98578 -1.238863
52.98569 -1.239041
52.98476 -1.240844
52.984282 -1.241969

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{A51A2BD0-CAD0-435F-AC54-B6EC558ECAA5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.984282 -1.241969
52.984081 -1.242374
52.983865 -1.242847

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{D9E115BC-0F87-4B40-9EE8-A2B6C1B13894}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
68 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.982786 -1.245076
52.982776 -1.245094
52.982596 -1.245394
52.98235 -1.245804

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{32CDD979-1276-40A2-A3F5-5C6B5E247400}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
257 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.98235 -1.245804
52.981981 -1.246419
52.981973 -1.24643
52.981641 -1.246934
52.981116 -1.247693
52.980613 -1.24834

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{7701B1FC-136C-42D1-80C0-D49BFC3D5A3B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
191 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.983865 -1.242847
52.983417 -1.243832
52.983169 -1.244342
52.982791 -1.245069
52.982786 -1.245076
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-1.233931, 52.989276
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:35 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 9:20 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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