M1 Southbound Jct 5 lane 3 closure

Cleared

M1 Southbound Jct 5 lane 3 closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:30 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 11:17 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 12:04 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 5 lane 3 closure
Coordinates
51.670839, -0.367052
Latitude span
51.667868 – 51.673074
Longitude span
-0.370871 – -0.361407
Bounding box centre
51.670471, -0.366139
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J5
  • M1 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 minutes
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{1368FDC3-76BE-459A-8162-EEFB4217CF33}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
463 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.671333 -0.368105
51.670992 -0.367437
51.670926 -0.367309
51.67003 -0.365594
51.669726 -0.36501
51.668674 -0.362941

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{F5E96A79-4CCD-4F27-AF65-5EDFD4D87820}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
223 m
To Distance
370 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.673074 -0.370871
51.672851 -0.370596
51.672668 -0.370356
51.67254 -0.370173
51.672163 -0.369593
51.67208 -0.369466

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{4D393C8E-C164-4FCD-9B6A-0371C5DBB7BB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.668674 -0.362941
51.668366 -0.362343
51.667988 -0.361631
51.667868 -0.361407

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{59422982-B5A1-4818-8577-59A5BAA63B1D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
125 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.67208 -0.369466
51.671727 -0.368872
51.671694 -0.368815
51.671333 -0.368105
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-0.368105, 51.671333
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 11:17 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 12:04 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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