M65 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 26/2 to 27/0)

Planned

M65 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 26/2 to 27/0)

Start time
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M65 – M65 Eastbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:29 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:46 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M65 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 26/2 to 27/0)
Coordinates
53.778165, -2.344495
Latitude span
53.776727 – 53.779415
Longitude span
-2.350304 – -2.339605
Bounding box centre
53.778071, -2.344955
Location descriptions
  • M65 eastbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:00 PM
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 eastbound between J7 and J8
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
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{885B7911-0E9E-419F-81CD-D3054B1AF030}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
2,124 m
To Distance
2,840 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.776727 -2.350304
53.776844 -2.349743
53.776908 -2.349445
53.777081 -2.348637
53.777399 -2.347335
53.777554 -2.346714
53.778371 -2.343686
53.779002 -2.341248
53.779053 -2.341051
53.779244 -2.340309

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 eastbound between J7 and J8
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
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{438F690D-8D75-4845-BC5D-5FAED0315EDA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
50 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.779244 -2.340309
53.779308 -2.340051
53.779415 -2.339605
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.350304, 53.776727
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.349445,
                53.776908
            ],
            [
                -2.348637,
                53.777081
            ],
            [
                -2.347335,
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            ],
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                53.777554
            ],
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            ],
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                -2.341248,
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            ],
            [
                -2.341051,
                53.779053
            ],
            [
                -2.340309,
                53.779244
            ],
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                -2.340309,
                53.779244
            ],
            [
                -2.340051,
                53.779308
            ],
            [
                -2.339605,
                53.779415
            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.350304,
            53.776727
        ],
        [
            -2.349743,
            53.776844
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
            -2.348637,
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        ],
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            -2.347335,
            53.777399
        ],
        [
            -2.346714,
            53.777554
        ],
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            -2.343686,
            53.778371
        ],
        [
            -2.341248,
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        ],
        [
            -2.341051,
            53.779053
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -2.340051,
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:29 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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