M3 northbound hardshoulder closure (70/1 to 65/8)

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M3 northbound hardshoulder closure (70/1 to 65/8)

Start time
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 6:01 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 59 minutes
Road
M3 – M3 Eastbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 6:01 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 7:18 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M3 northbound hardshoulder closure (70/1 to 65/8)
Coordinates
51.270831, -0.964150
Latitude span
51.267389 – 51.276622
Longitude span
-0.993746 – -0.934963
Bounding box centre
51.272006, -0.964355
Location descriptions
  • M3 eastbound within J5
  • M3 eastbound between J5 and J4A
  • M3 eastbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 6:01 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 59 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4CC364EB-9C68-4164-9C38-963B502D921A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
150 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.271029 -0.961377
51.271526 -0.959588
51.271578 -0.9594

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A5C76E6C-A932-44A1-8340-0ECB7B50FFA6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.272385 -0.956099
51.272671 -0.954903
51.272783 -0.954427
51.27287 -0.954024

Segment 3

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C3E5BE2C-F50A-4D8E-8E23-BB38A17CF742}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,395 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.273507 -0.950856
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51.274114 -0.947401
51.274216 -0.946768
51.274564 -0.944466
51.274734 -0.943373
51.274983 -0.941977
51.275154 -0.94107
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51.275508 -0.939399
51.275897 -0.937727
51.276175 -0.936616
51.276488 -0.935419
51.276622 -0.934963

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F53D738B-58DA-4328-A403-173CEC3D811B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
427 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.269751 -0.966379
51.270002 -0.965284
51.27028 -0.964146
51.270645 -0.962761
51.271029 -0.961377

Segment 5

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6314F701-5BC7-40C6-9412-4BC13938C3E4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,111 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.268932 -0.970325
51.269104 -0.969404
51.26913 -0.969317
51.269293 -0.968468
51.269595 -0.967057

Segment 6

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M3 eastbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M3
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{834C8890-1BF8-4BCC-97F2-CF5DBDDD9287}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
436 m
To Distance
1,216 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
61
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
61
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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, Aug 21, 2026 6:01 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 7:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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