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M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 and 2 closure (294/3 292/5)

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M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 and 2 closure (294/3 292/5)

Start time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
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
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:49 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:50 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 and 2 closure (294/3 292/5)
Coordinates
53.677127, -1.552006
Latitude span
53.670090 – 53.684493
Longitude span
-1.555162 – -1.546306
Bounding box centre
53.677292, -1.550734
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J40
  • M1 southbound between J40 and J39
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 7, 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

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

3 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C588EC0F-1402-4890-89BB-BDCB20C92DC6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
23 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.679977 -1.554006
53.679779 -1.553932
53.67977 -1.553932

Segment 3

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
343 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
53.679977 -1.554006

Segment 4

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 
53.684493 -1.555162
53.684152 -1.555082

Segment 5

28 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J40 and J39
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
{6AE7051C-D187-483B-9EDD-EBDE87E7A4E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,208 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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53.678043 -1.553406
53.677737 -1.553288
53.677025 -1.552947
53.676395 -1.552621
53.675647 -1.552144
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53.67083 -1.547397
53.670514 -1.546961
53.670143 -1.54639
53.67009 -1.546306
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-1.555082, 53.684152
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
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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
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:49 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:50 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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