M65 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 18/2 to 18/9)

Planned

M65 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 18/2 to 18/9)

Start time
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M65 – M65 Eastbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 13, 2025 2:35 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:18 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M65 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 18/2 to 18/9)
Coordinates
53.744084, -2.429343
Latitude span
53.741024 – 53.747135
Longitude span
-2.430730 – -2.428758
Bounding box centre
53.744080, -2.429744
Location descriptions
  • M65 eastbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 eastbound 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C8B615D6-6A25-4AD0-91CA-9D557AC9BAA5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
218 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.745174 -2.428841
53.745552 -2.428799
53.745992 -2.428758
53.746298 -2.428761
53.746595 -2.428765
53.746981 -2.428784
53.747135 -2.42881

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 eastbound 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
2 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
{6A6898DD-AB81-4EAB-AE2D-7C40584D0A83}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
270 m
To Distance
750 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.741024 -2.43073
53.741276 -2.430514
53.741412 -2.43041
53.741619 -2.43026
53.742006 -2.430037
53.742438 -2.429799
53.742574 -2.429724
53.743123 -2.429457
53.743339 -2.429353
53.743537 -2.429279
53.743681 -2.429235
53.744113 -2.429088
53.74476 -2.428928
53.744976 -2.428869
53.745147 -2.428841
53.745174 -2.428841
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-2.428841, 53.745174
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
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Aug 13, 2025 2:35 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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