M40 southbound to A46 northbound link road closure

Cleared

M40 southbound to A46 northbound link road closure

Start time
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 8:40 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 20 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 J15 Southbound Exit (After Fast Slip)
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 8:40 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 11:38 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound to A46 northbound link road closure
Coordinates
52.261902, -1.613288
Latitude span
52.261174 – 52.263169
Longitude span
-1.614625 – -1.612171
Bounding box centre
52.262172, -1.613398
Location descriptions
  • M40 J15 southbound exit (after fast slip)
  • A46 northbound between M40 and A4177
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 8:40 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 20 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J15 southbound exit (after fast slip)
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{AE877CC7-9EE4-4854-B357-0634C67C11CD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
95 m
To Distance
196 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.261185 -1.614625
52.261174 -1.614494
52.261177 -1.614339
52.261195 -1.614199
52.261233 -1.614015
52.261282 -1.613842
52.261343 -1.613681
52.261514 -1.613287

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A46 northbound between M40 and A4177
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A46
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{28243271-8367-429A-B38D-B2F9BF4660F2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.261514 -1.613287
52.26183 -1.612941
52.262171 -1.612663
52.262595 -1.61239
52.262913 -1.612264
52.263068 -1.612203

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A46 northbound between M40 and A4177
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A46
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8B051E91-74C7-4DF2-9CEB-CC0653B1E5E0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.263068 -1.612203
52.263169 -1.612171
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.614625, 52.261185
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 8:40 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 11:38 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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