Hard shoulder closure southbound

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 9:00 AM
Expected end: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 6:00 PM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between M42 And J16
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadside Work

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First published: Tue, Dec 23, 2025 8:46 AM
Last updated: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 5:52 PM
Cleared: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 6:00 PM

Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound

Coordinates: 52.341441, -1.788951
Latitude span: 52.337752 – 52.345193
Longitude span: -1.795582 – -1.782725
Bounding box centre: 52.341473, -1.789154
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between M42 and J16

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 9:00 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 6:00 PM
Feed window length: 9 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

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between M42 and J16
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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {3EFB4153-4AF2-4A12-8BAE-8ACB7C6565A7}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 179 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.338655 -1.784546
52.338466 -1.784194
52.338294 -1.783843
52.337961 -1.783169
52.337802 -1.782831
52.337752 -1.782725

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between M42 and J16
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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {1ECEA356-A435-45EC-B6C0-AF6697DAF966}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 935 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.344651 -1.794278
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52.343947 -1.792814
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52.343097 -1.79127
52.342946 -1.791013
52.342703 -1.790603
52.342054 -1.789652
52.34017 -1.787004
52.339764 -1.786404
52.339413 -1.785863
52.339224 -1.785556
52.338971 -1.785107
52.338773 -1.784765

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between M42 and J16
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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {9EC85EA8-765F-4FDC-9F8E-D63248D2B01A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 571 m
To Distance: 666 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.345039 -1.795216
52.344741 -1.794498
52.344714 -1.79444

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 27
First coordinate pair: -1.784765, 52.338773
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 27

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadside Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other