M40 southbound, Jct 15 to Jct 14, lane 1 closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 15 to Jct 14, lane 1 closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Within J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 7:12 AM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 11:37 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 15 to Jct 14, lane 1 closure
Coordinates
52.258194, -1.606171
Latitude span
52.257065 – 52.260131
Longitude span
-1.613394 – -1.597644
Bounding box centre
52.258598, -1.605519
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J15
  • M40 southbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 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
other
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 southbound within J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{763FE4E9-2FD1-46C2-9308-827052411C29}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
410 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.259576 -1.611927
52.259477 -1.611649
52.259395 -1.611416
52.259104 -1.610539
52.25881 -1.609501
52.25879 -1.609428
52.258677 -1.609034
52.258458 -1.60823
52.258313 -1.607674
52.258111 -1.60687
52.258032 -1.606475

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{24DD8E26-BD99-42CD-B33F-22699286069C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
122 m
To Distance
240 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.260131 -1.613394
52.260111 -1.613343
52.25983 -1.612613
52.259576 -1.611927

Segment 3

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{AC2AFE07-D031-41D3-A8D0-E144DC89178D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
620 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.258032 -1.606475
52.257866 -1.605847
52.257656 -1.604955
52.25762 -1.604765
52.257519 -1.604341
52.257428 -1.603873
52.257327 -1.603317
52.257226 -1.602688
52.257171 -1.602234
52.257115 -1.601649
52.257095 -1.601224
52.257076 -1.600829
52.257065 -1.600155
52.25708 -1.599305
52.257156 -1.597986
52.257181 -1.597644
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-1.611927, 52.259576
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
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
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 7:12 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 11:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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