M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 37 lane 2 and 3 closure (279/1 - 278/2)

Planned

M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 37 lane 2 and 3 closure (279/1 - 278/2)

Start time
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J38 And J37
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 12:45 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 1:01 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 37 lane 2 and 3 closure (279/1 - 278/2)
Coordinates
53.560902, -1.534564
Latitude span
53.554083 – 53.567807
Longitude span
-1.540459 – -1.524430
Bounding box centre
53.560945, -1.532445
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 m
To Distance
559 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.55914 -1.533456
53.558716 -1.532891
53.558094 -1.532019
53.557847 -1.531673
53.557005 -1.530341
53.556842 -1.530045
53.556466 -1.529358
53.555515 -1.527622

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{12A01F19-52F5-40E2-84DE-632C2BA29C72}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2 m
To Distance
643 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.567807 -1.540459
53.567739 -1.540439
53.567273 -1.540248
53.56665 -1.539974
53.566335 -1.539809
53.566153 -1.539711
53.564968 -1.538977
53.564455 -1.538649
53.563699 -1.538092
53.562941 -1.537468
53.56271 -1.53729
53.562475 -1.537082
53.562469 -1.537076
53.562451 -1.537059
53.56243 -1.537038

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
264 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
53.554083 -1.52443

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{98354035-B214-48BC-9B79-03712E98E9D9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
436 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.56243 -1.537038
53.562408 -1.537017
53.562391 -1.537001
53.561882 -1.536514
53.561611 -1.53629
53.560771 -1.535412
53.560071 -1.534621
53.559636 -1.534098
53.559184 -1.533514
53.55914 -1.533456
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-1.533456, 53.559140
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 12:45 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 1:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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