Lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:01 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J16 And M42
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 1:48 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:36 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.343084, -1.791852
Latitude span
52.340649 – 52.344793
Longitude span
-1.795093 – -1.788035
Bounding box centre
52.342721, -1.791564
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:01 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
309 m
To Distance
945 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.340649 -1.788035
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
52.343452 -1.792288
52.343804 -1.792946
52.344219 -1.793796
52.344526 -1.794455
52.344625 -1.79469

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{0C591399-C4F9-4B93-8EDC-44382D0D3521}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
33 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.344625 -1.79469
52.344793 -1.795093
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.788035, 52.340649
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 1:48 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:36 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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