Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Planned

Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 26, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 2:41 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 3:35 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 26, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.308601, -1.705791
Latitude span
52.303045 – 52.316244
Longitude span
-1.715905 – -1.696606
Bounding box centre
52.309645, -1.706256
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 26, 2026 4:00 AM
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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{20C46F79-FCA4-41F0-9F26-BAED2F5444E4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
209 m
To Distance
1,353 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.316244 -1.715905
52.31617 -1.715823
52.312645 -1.712076
52.312095 -1.711463
52.312023 -1.711378
52.31159 -1.710865
52.311076 -1.710208
52.310815 -1.709873
52.310634 -1.709624
52.3104 -1.709283
52.310364 -1.70923
52.310039 -1.708763
52.309895 -1.708544
52.309768 -1.708325
52.309597 -1.708062
52.308793 -1.706718
52.308649 -1.70644
52.308296 -1.705767
52.308202 -1.705579

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{A9903519-5A55-4032-AE5E-A2C91E53CD42}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
840 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.308202 -1.705579
52.307917 -1.705022
52.307275 -1.703721
52.306327 -1.701821
52.305505 -1.700315
52.305405 -1.70014
52.304936 -1.699366
52.304485 -1.698665
52.30425 -1.6983
52.303808 -1.697672
52.303555 -1.697322
52.303239 -1.69687
52.303045 -1.696606
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-1.715905, 52.316244
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 2:41 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 3:35 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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