M40 northbound, Jct 2 entry slip road closure

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M40 northbound, Jct 2 entry slip road closure

Start time
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 35 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 J2 Northbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:04 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:36 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:50 AM
  • Latest update: M40 northbound, Jct 2 entry slip road closure
Coordinates
51.595116, -0.631655
Latitude span
51.593910 – 51.596856
Longitude span
-0.637042 – -0.628844
Bounding box centre
51.595383, -0.632943
Location descriptions
  • M40 J2 northbound access
  • M40 northbound between J2 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 minutes
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J2 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8028768B-E506-44A3-95EB-A53DD4FEE433}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
11 m
To Distance
412 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.59391 -0.628844
51.594024 -0.628923
51.594106 -0.628994
51.594123 -0.629016
51.594149 -0.629051
51.594179 -0.62909
51.594245 -0.62921
51.594523 -0.629923
51.595051 -0.631236
51.595531 -0.632496
51.595962 -0.633532

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7F15BF8B-5F3A-413D-A25C-614540B3374D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
262 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.595962 -0.633532
51.596297 -0.634779
51.596409 -0.635151
51.596523 -0.635653
51.596856 -0.637042
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-0.628844, 51.593910
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:04 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:36 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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