M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 37 hardshoulder closure (278/5 277/7)

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M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 37 hardshoulder closure (278/5 277/7)

Start time
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J38 And J37
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 8:55 PM
Last updated
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 9:55 PM
Cleared
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 37 hardshoulder closure (278/5 277/7)
Coordinates
53.553196, -1.522413
Latitude span
53.551211 – 53.555937
Longitude span
-1.528393 – -1.518289
Bounding box centre
53.553574, -1.523341
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J38 and J37
  • M1 southbound within J37
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{4C1E2CC1-4A23-49A2-93EF-C6C791026A21}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
490 m
To Distance
559 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.555937 -1.528393
53.555515 -1.527622

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{2F997BD5-4C4C-41DA-B76A-9D8A75860173}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
425 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.553605 -1.52327
53.553181 -1.522236
53.552876 -1.52149
53.552448 -1.520496
53.5521 -1.519802
53.551958 -1.519533
53.551872 -1.519371
53.551752 -1.519153
53.551563 -1.518813
53.551346 -1.518482
53.551252 -1.518349
53.551211 -1.518289

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{9A9A42AD-F4D6-4A24-BB90-9693815EFFC8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
358 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.555515 -1.527622
53.555229 -1.527049
53.555094 -1.526756
53.554668 -1.525848
53.553605 -1.52327
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.528393, 53.555937
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -1.528393,
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 8:55 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 9:55 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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