M1 southbound Jct 40 Lane 1 closure (294/3 - 293/8)

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M1 southbound Jct 40 Lane 1 closure (294/3 - 293/8)

Start time
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 10:08 AM
Expected end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 2:30 PM
Duration
4 hours 22 minutes
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J40
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 10:08 AM
Last updated
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 10:57 AM
Cleared
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 2:30 PM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 40 Lane 1 closure (294/3 - 293/8)
Coordinates
53.682962, -1.554785
Latitude span
53.680139 – 53.684489
Longitude span
-1.555161 – -1.554076
Bounding box centre
53.682314, -1.554619
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J40
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 10:08 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 2:30 PM
Feed window length
4 hours 22 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{5913860D-6B47-4A70-95FC-21712502C918}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.684152 -1.555082
53.68399 -1.555038
53.683549 -1.554922
53.683153 -1.554835
53.683027 -1.554806

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
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
{6C3C994D-8444-4103-B859-31D267BFF895}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
324 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.683027 -1.554806
53.682758 -1.554749
53.680149 -1.55408
53.680139 -1.554076

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{B19A7113-4673-401C-825C-6E29371ADA77}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
362 m
To Distance
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.684489 -1.555161
53.684152 -1.555082
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-1.555082, 53.684152
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                53.683549
            ],
            [
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                53.683153
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            [
                -1.554806,
                53.683027
            ],
            [
                -1.554806,
                53.683027
            ],
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                53.682758
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            ],
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                53.680139
            ],
            [
                -1.555161,
                53.684489
            ],
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                53.684152
            ]
        ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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            -1.555082,
            53.684152
        ],
        [
            -1.555038,
            53.68399
        ],
        [
            -1.554922,
            53.683549
        ],
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            -1.554835,
            53.683153
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.554076,
            53.680139
        ],
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            -1.555161,
            53.684489
        ],
        [
            -1.555082,
            53.684152
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 10:08 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 10:57 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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