Hard shoulder closure northbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J16 And M42
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadside Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 1:46 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:50 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.340763, -1.788120
Latitude span
52.338102 – 52.343279
Longitude span
-1.791976 – -1.783878
Bounding box centre
52.340691, -1.787927
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
8 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{099CC515-6ECE-4FE5-B9A0-EC07FBC5BC47}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
529 m
To Distance
621 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.338102 -1.783878
52.338214 -1.784093
52.338638 -1.784898

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{DEF4D6E3-6A07-436C-87AE-E26126461EF1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
707 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.338638 -1.784898
52.338972 -1.785488
52.339143 -1.785791
52.339603 -1.786523
52.340153 -1.787357
52.340342 -1.78762
52.341099 -1.788644
52.341532 -1.789243
52.341811 -1.789624
52.342316 -1.79037
52.34274 -1.791043
52.342956 -1.791409
52.342982 -1.791454
52.343208 -1.791848
52.343279 -1.791976
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-1.783878, 52.338102
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
Roadside Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 1:46 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:50 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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