Lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 15 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 5, 2026 2:52 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:01 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:15 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.338086, -1.783084
Latitude span
52.336137 – 52.340798
Longitude span
-1.787887 – -1.778483
Bounding box centre
52.338468, -1.783185
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
  • M40 southbound between M42 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 5:00 AM
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E52AF5B4-6CD3-4D5E-B917-CF8625D3AE98}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
95 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.336561 -1.779698
52.336425 -1.779332
52.336163 -1.77857
52.336137 -1.778483

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between M42 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1ECEA356-A435-45EC-B6C0-AF6697DAF966}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
625 m
To Distance
935 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.340798 -1.787887
52.34017 -1.787004
52.339764 -1.786404
52.339413 -1.785863
52.339224 -1.785556
52.338971 -1.785107
52.338773 -1.784765

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between M42 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3EFB4153-4AF2-4A12-8BAE-8ACB7C6565A7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
424 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.338773 -1.784765
52.338655 -1.784546
52.338466 -1.784194
52.338294 -1.783843
52.337961 -1.783169
52.337802 -1.782831
52.337618 -1.782437
52.337338 -1.781793
52.337121 -1.781265
52.336895 -1.780635
52.336561 -1.779698
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-1.779698, 52.336561
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Jun 5, 2026 2:52 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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