Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 8:01 PM
Expected end
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 8:01 PM
Last updated
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 11:00 PM
Cleared
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.332782, -1.759854
Latitude span
52.331466 – 52.334160
Longitude span
-1.768360 – -1.753758
Bounding box centre
52.332813, -1.761059
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 8:01 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 59 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

3 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
{9272BDF9-2B65-42EE-B918-D56D1E7E5B0A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
109 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.331869 -1.755222
52.331801 -1.754965
52.331466 -1.753758

Segment 2

15 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
{EAE18DBD-4446-441C-8A33-274747F64045}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
130 m
To Distance
1,062 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.33416 -1.76836
52.333919 -1.766605
52.33381 -1.765828
52.333482 -1.763423
52.333454 -1.763233
52.333345 -1.762485
52.333217 -1.761634
52.33309 -1.760813
52.332999 -1.760285
52.332835 -1.759406
52.332608 -1.758306
52.3323 -1.756943
52.331973 -1.755639
52.331874 -1.755243
52.331869 -1.755222
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-1.755222, 52.331869
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 8:01 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 11:00 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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