M1 southbound Jct 40 exit slip lane 2 closure

Planned

M1 southbound Jct 40 exit slip lane 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M1 – M1 J40 Southbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:50 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:11 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 40 exit slip lane 2 closure
Coordinates
53.686567, -1.555365
Latitude span
53.684158 – 53.690212
Longitude span
-1.556575 – -1.554171
Bounding box centre
53.687185, -1.555373
Location descriptions
  • M1 J40 southbound exit
  • M1 southbound between J41 and J40
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 J40 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{0BF9E35D-E064-4C04-AE88-9EB9843254FF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
417 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.687714 -1.555953
53.686715 -1.555544
53.686202 -1.555333
53.685887 -1.555215
53.685518 -1.555068
53.684996 -1.554892
53.684645 -1.554714
53.684456 -1.554594
53.684329 -1.554444
53.684185 -1.554219
53.684158 -1.554171

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J41 and J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{A4B093FF-95CE-462E-9867-ABC92E5EF2BE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
234 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.689798 -1.556478
53.688749 -1.556215
53.687714 -1.555953

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J41 and J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{6CBBB75F-9C29-48B2-8B09-0503E3DC2B8D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,057 m
To Distance
1,103 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.690212 -1.556575
53.689798 -1.556478
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.555953, 53.687714
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:50 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:11 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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