Lane 1 closure southbound
ClearedLane 1 closure southbound
- Start time
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 7 hours 45 minutes 1 second
- Road
- M40 – M40 Southbound Between M42 And J16
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:53 PM
- Last updated
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 3:32 AM
- Cleared
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 3:45 AM
- Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
- Coordinates
- 52.338080, -1.783066
- Latitude span
- 52.336038 – 52.340762
- Longitude span
- -1.787836 – -1.778148
- Bounding box centre
- 52.338400, -1.782992
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
- 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
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- 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
- {1ECEA356-A435-45EC-B6C0-AF6697DAF966}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 631 m
- To Distance
- 935 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.340762 -1.787836 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 2
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- 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
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {E52AF5B4-6CD3-4D5E-B917-CF8625D3AE98}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 120 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.336561 -1.779698 52.336425 -1.779332 52.336163 -1.77857 52.336038 -1.778148
Segment 3
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- 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
- 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
- 424 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.338773 -1.784765 52.338655 -1.784546 52.338466 -1.784194 52.338294 -1.783843 52.337961 -1.783169 52.337802 -1.782831 52.337618 -1.782437 52.337338 -1.781793 52.337121 -1.781265 52.336895 -1.780635 52.336561 -1.779698
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 22
- First coordinate pair
- -1.787836, 52.340762
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance 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 18, 2026 4:53 PM
- Record versioned
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 3:32 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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