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M18 northbound Jct 56 Lane 2 closure (281/9 283/4)

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M18 northbound Jct 56 Lane 2 closure (281/9 283/4)

Start time
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M18 – M18 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 8:25 AM
Last updated
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 9:24 AM
Cleared
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M18 northbound Jct 56 Lane 2 closure (281/9 283/4)
Coordinates
53.589001, -0.986786
Latitude span
53.582932 – 53.596416
Longitude span
-0.989308 – -0.985484
Bounding box centre
53.589674, -0.987396
Location descriptions
  • M18 northbound between J4 and J5
  • M18 northbound between J5 and J6
  • M18 northbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{347E9BC1-C855-4F2E-96B4-50864350934E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
613 m
To Distance
998 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.583273 -0.986032
53.583434 -0.985952
53.583524 -0.985905
53.583559 -0.985889
53.583649 -0.985887
53.583945 -0.985774
53.584555 -0.985608
53.584851 -0.985556
53.58512 -0.985519
53.585453 -0.985496
53.585983 -0.985484
53.586037 -0.985497
53.58634 -0.985523

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8319965A-229A-4DE0-A241-E6E4256CA14B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
174 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.594882 -0.988745
53.595333 -0.988916
53.595982 -0.989142
53.596416 -0.989308

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{01A340FF-3E10-471E-9BBE-9A65E02CB9DB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.592402 -0.987702
53.593385 -0.98809
53.593845 -0.988272
53.594268 -0.988443
53.594368 -0.988471
53.594593 -0.988601
53.594882 -0.988745

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{717CC979-AE71-4780-8056-92A2176BEE52}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
321 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.587838 -0.985953
53.588226 -0.986094
53.588487 -0.986164
53.590661 -0.987018

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4A928BCC-3DCA-4F8C-B198-5C2A290109AF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
169 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.586433 -0.985533
53.58664 -0.985558
53.586748 -0.985586
53.58727 -0.98574
53.587838 -0.985953

Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 northbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FB90AD95-6C6A-424B-91B4-654F6BF1B182}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.590661 -0.987018
53.590868 -0.987104
53.59131 -0.987275
53.592068 -0.987589
53.59232 -0.987674
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-0.986226, 53.582932
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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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, Feb 16, 2026 8:25 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 9:24 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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