M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lanes 1 and 2 closed (292/5 290/8)

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M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lanes 1 and 2 closed (292/5 290/8)

Start time
Wed, May 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, May 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J40 And J39
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 20, 2026 7:19 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:18 PM
Cleared
Thu, May 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lanes 1 and 2 closed (292/5 290/8)
Coordinates
53.664516, -1.537883
Latitude span
53.658018 – 53.670092
Longitude span
-1.546310 – -1.530044
Bounding box centre
53.664055, -1.538177
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J40 and J39
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, May 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 28, 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

15 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
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
1,208 m
To Distance
1,912 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.670092 -1.54631
53.669754 -1.545774
53.669374 -1.545127
53.669121 -1.544661
53.668152 -1.542779
53.668072 -1.542627
53.668069 -1.54262
53.667753 -1.542027
53.66731 -1.541229
53.666858 -1.540477
53.666614 -1.540087
53.666469 -1.539876
53.666225 -1.539516
53.665981 -1.539155
53.665656 -1.538731

Segment 2

6 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
181 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.659179 -1.531327
53.658244 -1.530281
53.658217 -1.530253
53.658137 -1.530169
53.658018 -1.530044

Segment 3

9 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
0 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.665594 -1.538641
53.66533 -1.538299
53.665023 -1.537909
53.664653 -1.537475
53.664536 -1.537342
53.662098 -1.534597
53.660121 -1.532379
53.659841 -1.532067
53.659381 -1.531555

Segment 4

2 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
{1EAE199B-1718-4401-AA74-00CCCFA8E5A4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.665656 -1.538731
53.665594 -1.538641
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-1.546310, 53.670092
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, May 20, 2026 7:19 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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