M23 northbound lane 1 closure ( 42/1b to 40/0b

Cleared

M23 northbound lane 1 closure ( 42/1b to 40/0b

Start time
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 6:48 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 37 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M23 – M23 Northbound Between J9 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 6:48 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:59 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 12:25 AM
  • Latest update: M23 northbound lane 1 closure ( 42/1b to 40/0b
Coordinates
51.173566, -0.128241
Latitude span
51.165473 – 51.184137
Longitude span
-0.130173 – -0.127145
Bounding box centre
51.174805, -0.128659
Location descriptions
  • M23 northbound between J9 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 6:48 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 12 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
M23 northbound between J9 and J8
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A00A63FB-17BE-429F-AD81-E5ABFBA5D2FD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
405 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.180495 -0.127465
51.184137 -0.127145

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 northbound between J9 and J8
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7FF17F7F-C428-4C63-BB0B-6B6A11F39283}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
442 m
To Distance
936 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.165473 -0.130173
51.166144 -0.129792
51.166634 -0.129543
51.167447 -0.129181
51.167894 -0.129006
51.168448 -0.128826
51.169012 -0.128646
51.169442 -0.128528
51.169774 -0.128472

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 northbound between J9 and J8
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CAA73871-14D5-448E-9F89-0BE8C6D33AAB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
31 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.180214 -0.127498
51.180235 -0.127496
51.180495 -0.127465

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 northbound between J9 and J8
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{237A8E9B-5DA8-429E-A801-8E10A4708224}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
586 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.169774 -0.128472
51.169899 -0.128438
51.170222 -0.128397
51.170743 -0.128318
51.171174 -0.128289
51.171255 -0.128283
51.171883 -0.12823
51.1735 -0.128092
51.174452 -0.128011
51.175035 -0.127944

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M23 northbound between J9 and J8
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M23
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B86A41E3-BAF1-489E-8AC0-B841095E7E6B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
576 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.175035 -0.127944
51.17641 -0.127846
51.177145 -0.127744
51.178169 -0.127668
51.179643 -0.127557
51.180133 -0.127506
51.180214 -0.127498
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-0.127465, 51.180495
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 6:48 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:59 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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