M18 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 1 closure (284/0 283/2)

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M18 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 1 closure (284/0 283/2)

Start time
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 40 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M18 – M18 Southbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 7:02 PM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 3:26 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 3:40 AM
  • Latest update: M18 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 1 closure (284/0 283/2)
Coordinates
53.598582, -0.989730
Latitude span
53.594490 – 53.602482
Longitude span
-0.990754 – -0.988257
Bounding box centre
53.598486, -0.989506
Location descriptions
  • M18 southbound within J5
  • M18 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4182D821-B5E4-4DF3-ABB7-772003267C52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
47 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.594915 -0.988367
53.594843 -0.988338
53.59449 -0.988257

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{31BA5DBC-84C5-4CD3-B80C-73EEDFED3EC1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
691 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.600983 -0.990579
53.600902 -0.990566
53.600722 -0.99054
53.600407 -0.990464
53.600326 -0.990444
53.599623 -0.990249
53.59919 -0.990108
53.598418 -0.989803
53.598072 -0.989667
53.597134 -0.989296
53.596719 -0.989125
53.596421 -0.989011
53.596016 -0.988839
53.59507 -0.988434
53.594915 -0.988367

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M18 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M18
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{24C29240-A739-47BA-B78D-B6B6A3864601}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
201 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.602482 -0.990754
53.602315 -0.990744
53.601415 -0.99066
53.601019 -0.990594
53.600983 -0.990579
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-0.988367, 53.594915
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 7:02 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 3:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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