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M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3,2 closure

Planned

M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3,2 closure

Start time
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 5:30 AM
Duration
7 hours 30 minutes
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 9:50 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 1:26 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 5:30 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3,2 closure
Coordinates
51.681581, -0.372641
Latitude span
51.667325 – 51.700132
Longitude span
-0.377668 – -0.360378
Bounding box centre
51.683729, -0.369023
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound within J5
  • M1 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M1 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 6, 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
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
{F5E96A79-4CCD-4F27-AF65-5EDFD4D87820}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
370 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.67254 -0.370173
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51.67208 -0.369466

Segment 2

43 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.674837 -0.372389

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{4D393C8E-C164-4FCD-9B6A-0371C5DBB7BB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{4FE920AD-680F-4A40-ABC2-459AF60127E2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
388 m
To Distance
581 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.698598 -0.376605
51.698534 -0.376561

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{9F784C3F-9C41-410D-841D-7EE53EF56659}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
35 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.675549 -0.372799

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{5FAB4A0D-4EEA-46AC-A50D-C2E8C2B4DF91}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.667406 -0.360538
51.667325 -0.360378

Segment 8

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{C9749D3E-D2E1-4690-AB69-FD1EB5A985D2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
206 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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 
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Segment 10

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
86
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
86
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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, Oct 12, 2026 9:50 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 1:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane closure

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Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Expected to clear in 2 hours 28 minutes

Started 4 Nov 2026, 22:33 Expected clear 5 Nov 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane closure

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M1 northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures (MP 38/2 to 42/2)

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St Albans M1 · M1 Northbound Between J8 And J9

Expected to clear in 2 hours 28 minutes

Started 4 Nov 2026, 21:42 Expected clear 5 Nov 2026, 05:00

M1 northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures (MP 38/2 to 42/2)

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M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
St Albans M1 · M1 Southbound Between J10 And J9

Expected to clear in 2 hours 28 minutes

Started 4 Nov 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 5 Nov 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)

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M62 westbound to M1 southbound dedicated lane closure

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Wakefield M1 · M1 J42 Southbound Access

Expected to clear in 3 hours 28 minutes

Started 4 Nov 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 5 Nov 2026, 06:00

M62 westbound to M1 southbound dedicated lane closure

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M1 northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures (MP 40/0 to 43/0)

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St Albans M1 · M1 Northbound Between J8 And J9

Starts in 19 hours 28 minutes

Starts 5 Nov 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 6 Nov 2026, 05:00

M1 northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures (MP 40/0 to 43/0)

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M1 southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 1 closure (MP 50/8 to 49/9)

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Luton M1 · M1 Southbound Between J11 And J10

Starts in 19 hours 28 minutes

Starts 5 Nov 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 6 Nov 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 1 closure (MP 50/8 to 49/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
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