M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 291/1 290/3)

Planned

M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 291/1 290/3)

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J40 And J39
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:38 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 1:01 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 291/1 290/3)
Coordinates
53.656943, -1.529509
Latitude span
53.653668 – 53.660617
Longitude span
-1.532935 – -1.527854
Bounding box centre
53.657143, -1.530395
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J40 and J39
  • M1 southbound within J39
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J40 and J39
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
{8D3769D6-905B-43CE-84FB-371F5990F228}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
612 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.659381 -1.531555
53.659179 -1.531327
53.658244 -1.530281
53.658217 -1.530253
53.658137 -1.530169
53.657801 -1.529817
53.657585 -1.529608
53.657323 -1.529384
53.656972 -1.5291
53.656746 -1.528936
53.65635 -1.528683
53.656134 -1.52855
53.655809 -1.528387
53.655584 -1.528283
53.655529 -1.52826
53.655206 -1.528121
53.655071 -1.528077
53.654747 -1.52799
53.654396 -1.527903

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J39
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{E9B41A1A-FD57-465B-B2F3-7D4304575514}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
81 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.654396 -1.527903
53.654073 -1.527861
53.653668 -1.527854

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J40 and J39
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
{90556DD6-49A9-4CEB-8759-2A79766F6CDF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
670 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.660617 -1.532935
53.660121 -1.532379
53.659841 -1.532067
53.659381 -1.531555
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-1.531555, 53.659381
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
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, Aug 4, 2026 7:38 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 1:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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