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

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

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
6 hours 30 minutes
Road
M1 – M1 Southbound Between J6A And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 22, 2025 3:05 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 12:07 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: M1 Southbound Jct 6A to Jct 5 lane 3,2 closure
Coordinates
51.697050, -0.378203
Latitude span
51.678727 – 51.713391
Longitude span
-0.384186 – -0.374372
Bounding box centre
51.696059, -0.379279
Location descriptions
  • M1 southbound between J6A and J6
  • M1 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M1 southbound within J6
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
6 hours 30 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6A and J6
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
{08D2018A-AF1E-433C-ACE2-94512C86D94E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.706076 -0.381602
51.705928 -0.381515

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6A and J6
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.706294 -0.381725
51.706076 -0.381602

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6A and J6
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
{D7C05368-254E-4E82-82C6-53DF7CC0E850}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
117 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.707307 -0.382195
51.706502 -0.381804
51.706294 -0.381725

Segment 4

39 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
{C6D7DA05-4D8C-4043-8B10-A3AE8A1EF489}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,244 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.679228 -0.374605
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Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound within J6
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
{05CEF9E1-0EDE-4483-BE6E-3ADDF12E40B9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
310 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.704863 -0.380994
51.704591 -0.380846
51.704365 -0.380723
51.704147 -0.380586
51.703316 -0.379969

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J6A and J6
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
{3D9262A8-3C4E-48FA-9DE1-2AEDFE974550}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
318 m
To Distance
1,009 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.710011 -0.383271
51.708619 -0.382771
51.707968 -0.382504
51.707633 -0.382343
51.707307 -0.382195

Segment 7

7 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
0 m
To Distance
581 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.698534 -0.376561
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
70
First coordinate pair
-0.381602, 51.706076
Road section segments
1
Road section points
70
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, May 22, 2025 3:05 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 12:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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